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A restless tomboy with a wild imagination, Jo March bridles against
societal conventions. She has no interest in becoming a lady; she
will become a writer. Fortunately for Jo, her family supports her
ambitions and understands her eccentricities. With their father
serving as a chaplain in the Union Army and little money coming in,
Jo and her three sisters work hard to help their mother keep the
household afloat. Immensely popular from the day it was published,
Little Women struck a chord with generations of young American
women, demonstrating that women can pursue their dreams freely
without compromising their values.
Ladylike Meg, artistic tomboy Jo, frail Beth, and charming
Amy—each March sister has her own dreams, struggles, and fears.
The March sisters learn that learning how to be a “little
woman” is never simple, but it’s much sweeter to do when they
have their sisters by their sides. This rich and realistic
portrait of growing up is now available in its entirety in this
paperback edition, perfect for young readers’ libraries.Â
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Little Men
Louisa May Alcott
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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A talented, ambitious, restless tomboy with a wild imagination, Jo
bridles against ladylike conventions. She has no interest in
becoming a lady; she will become a writer. Fortunately for Jo, her
family supports her ambitions and understands her eccentricities.
With their father serving as a chaplain in the Union Army and
little money coming in, Jo and her three sisters work hard to help
their mother keep the household afloat. Rarely has a novel had as
large an impact on society as Little Women, while generating
virtually no controversy. Immensely popular from the day it was
published, it struck a chord with generations of young American
women, supporting traditional Protestant values while demonstrating
that women could pursue their dreams freely without compromising
their virtue.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics.
'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make
could come true and we could live in them?'
A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the
New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable
March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at
home while their father is away at war and enter into various
scrapes and adventures as they do so. Alcott beautifully
interweaves bad times and good as her characters struggle with the
trials and tribulations of growing up and their relationships with
one another.
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Little Women (Hardcover)
Louisa May Alcott
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Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all
time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes
the family of the four March sisters living in a small New England
community. Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo,
at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an
author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music
and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve. The story of their domestic
adventures, their attempts to increase the family income, their
friendship with the neighbouring Laurence family, and their later
love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever.
This beautifully designed paperback featuring two Christmas-themed
stories by a world-renowned classic writer will make the perfect
stocking-stuffer purchase. This paperback will feature two
Christmas-themed stories by the author: "A Christmas Dream, and How
It Came to Be True," a tale inspired by Charles Dickens's A
Christmas Carol; and "How It Happened." This book will be
accompanied by three similar titles: Christmas with L.M.
Montgomery, Christmas with Charles Dickens, and Christmas with O.
Henry. The book will feature elegantly designed covers and
endpapers, quality paper stock for interiors, and card-stock covers
(with flaps).
The heartwarming classic is now available in an affordable
softcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive
interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction
lovers, readers in high-school or college literature courses, and
fans of annual reading challenges and "Required Reading" lists. The
Little Women softcover edition: Presents Louisa May Alcott's
beloved coming-of-age novel of the four March sisters, viewed by
many literary scholars as one of the most widely read novels of all
time; its 1868--1869 publication helped secure Alcott's place in
literature's pantheon of great writers Explores such important
themes as women's struggle to achieve personal growth vs.
maintaining domestic responsibilities; the necessity of work; the
ramifications of gender stereotyping; and the importance of being
genuine to oneself. Is ideal for Louisa May Alcott aficionados,
fans of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who
love both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspired.
Whether you're buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this
remarkable edition features: Beautiful softcover Distinctive
decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed
throughout Part of a 4-volume softcover collection including Jane
Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights,
and Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. Little Women follows
sisters Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth as they endure hardships and enjoy
adventures in Civil War New England. The timeless story of the
March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations. Readers
have provided the audience for the sisters' plays, rooted for
neighbor Laurie's romantic pursuit, cried over little Beth's
illness, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt
March and Amy. With this simple, enthralling tale, Louisa May
Alcott has created four of American literature's most beloved
characters. An affordable edition ideal for your favorite classic
fiction lover, literature student, or fan of annual reading
challenges.
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Good Wives (Paperback)
Louisa May Alcott
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. 'Love is the only thing that we can
carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.' In
mid-nineteenth-century Massachusetts, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March
continue to encounter both joys and sorrows along life's path, as
they journey into womanhood both close to home and further away.
The highs and lows of the four young women's lives are shared with
each other, and supported by the bond of their sisterhood. This
second part of 'Little Women' - sometimes published in a single
volume - contains all the warmth and charm for which Louisa May
Alcott's writing is universally admired.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. “Help one another", was a favourite Plumfield
motto, and Nat learned how much sweetness is added to life by
trying to live up to it. Spirited Jo March, now Mrs Bhaer, has
settled into living and teaching at Plumfield boarding school, also
home to a lively band of orphan boys. Jo’s many pupils include
Nat, a shy but talented musician, Dan, an ill-mannered troublemaker
and Tommy Bangs, the school’s mischievous class clown. Despite
the troubles and scrapes that come with adolescent life, the
lessons of kindness and gratitude taught at Plumfield prove to have
a profound impact on each child. Published in 1871, Little Men was
received with delight by the many who cherished the coming-of-age
tale Little Women, and proved a worthy sequel. Wisdom, courage and
love is at the heart of Louisa May Alcott’s writing, which
continues to inspire and give solace to readers around the world
today.
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Good Wives (Hardcover)
Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott's timeless text, illustrated with movie stills
from Greta Gerwig's star-studded film adaptation is perfect for a
holiday gift Readers have been falling for the March family for
over 150 years, and Greta Gerwig's film adaptation is bringing the
childhood classic to the big screen for a new generation of fans in
2019. Illustrated throughout with movie stills from the
production-starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chalamet,
Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk, and Chris Cooper-this
edition of Little Women tells the timeless story of sisters Meg,
Jo, Beth, and Amy as they navigate hardship and adventure in
post-Civil War Concord, Massachusetts.
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Little Women (Hardcover)
Louisa May Alcott; Illustrated by Clara M. Burd; Introduction by Alice A Carter
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Louisa May Alcott's Little Women was a critically acclaimed
bestseller upon its publication in 1868. It tells the story of
sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - each a young woman with a
distinctive and relatable personality, a rare feature for a
children's novel at the time. The novel continues to resonate with
readers as a timeless tale of growing up. This is the first modern
edition of Little Women to feature the complete illustrations of
Clara Miller Burd, originally executed in 1926. Burd's brilliant
colour plates and detailed drawings bring the world of the March
family to life. An introduction by Alice A. Carter, an expert on
Golden Age illustration, explores Burd's life and the work of early
20th-century women illustrators. This new edition, handsomely bound
in cloth, will be the perfect gift for all devotees of Little
Women.
This edition of Little Women contains a retold novel, an
introduction, notes on the author, notes on the period when the
book is set, the book's themes, a simple glossary, and a free CD
(running time 2 hours). The book on the CD is read slowly and
clearly to aid comprehension. Little Women is an American novel,
set in a small town in New England at the time of the American
Civil War, and tells the story of the four March sisters: Meg, Jo,
Beth and Amy, as they grow up. As their father is away fighting in
the Civil War he is absent for most of the novel, and their mother
is away visiting poorer families who need help, so the story's
focus is on how the girls cope with growing up, financial
shortages, family tragedies and romantic rivalries. The novel was
published as two volumes in 1868 and 1869 and was very successful,
with the reading public demanding a sequel. In the novel, Jo wants
to be a writer and independent. The girls also come to terms with
the boy next door, Laurie, whom they meet and make friends with.
Laurie proposes to Jo at the end of the novel, and is a major
character in the story. Little Women is a sentimental story but it
also explores various themes from a female perspective, such as
importance of work, and the struggle between family duty and
individual ambition, and gender stereotyping.
Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) is, of course, best known as the
author of Little Women (1868). But she was also a noted
essayist who wrote on a wide range of subjects,
including her father’s failed utopian commune, the
benefits of an unmarried life, and her experience as a young
woman sent to work in service to alleviate her family’s poverty.
Her first literary success was a contemporary close-up
account of the American Civil War, brilliantly depicted
in Hospital Sketches drawn from her own
experience of serving as an army nurse near the nation’s
capitol. As with her famous novel, Alcott writes these essays with
clear observation, unforgettable scenes, and one of the sharpest
wits in American literature. Blending gentle satire with reportage
and emotive autobiography, Alcott’s exquisite essays are as
exceptional as the novels she is known for. Published together for
the first time, this delightful selection shows us another side to
one of our most celebrated writers.
With new, inspiring foreword from bestselling author Caitlin Moran,
this Scholastic Classic edition of Louisa May Alcott's most popular
and enduring book is beautifully packaged for children today. 'I
want to do something splendid... something heroic or wonderful that
won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what,but I'm on the
watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.' Curl up with
this timeless classic, and your new best friends - Meg, Jo, Beth
and Amy, the four March sisters whose lives will bring tears to
your eyes and warmth to your heart, and whose stories will stay
with you forever.
This beautiful, giftable collection celebrates both the wisdom and
tenacity of courageous women who defied society’s expectations
and gifted the world with literary treasures through unparalleled
fiction and poetry. We know many of their names--Austen and Alcott,
Brontë and Browning, Wheatley, and Woolf--though some may be less
familiar. They are here, waiting to introduce themselves.Â
They wrote against all odds. Some wrote defiantly; some wrote
desperately. Some wrote while trapped within the confines of status
and wealth. Some wrote hand-to-mouth in abject poverty. Some wrote
trapped in a room of their father’s house, and some went in
search of a room of their own. They had lovers and families. They
were sometimes lonely. Many wrote anonymously or under a pseudonym
for a world not yet ready for their genius and talent. The Women
Who Wrote softcover edition offers: Stories from Jane Austen,
Katherine Mansfield, Willa Cather, Louisa May Alcott, Edith
Wharton, Zora Neale Hurston, and Virginia Woolf. Poems from Emily
Dickinson, Gertrude Stein, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë,
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elizabeth
Barrett Browning, Dorothy Parker, and Phillis Wheatley. These women
wrote to change the world. They marched through the world one
by one or in small sisterhoods, speaking to one another and to us
over distances of place and time. Pushing back against the
boundaries meant to keep us in our place, they carved enough space
for themselves to write. They made space for us to follow. Here
they are gathered together, an army of women who wrote an arsenal
of words to inspire us. They walk with us as we forge our own paths
forward.
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