Louisa May Alcott
Author
Series
Library of America volume 256
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"After the success of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott brought her genius for characterization and eye for detail to a series of revolutionary novels and stories remarkable for their forthright assertion of women's rights. In the largely autobiographical Work: A Story of Experience, twenty-one-year-old orphan, Christie Devon, announces 'a new Declaration of Independence' and pursues economic self-sufficiency through a variety of jobs: servant, actress,...
Author
Series
Little Women series volume 4
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfield school. Sequel to "Little Men."
4) Jo's boys
Author
Series
Little Women series volume 4
Pub. Date
[2010], ℗1997
Language
English
Description
Set ten years after Little Men, Jo's Boys revisits Plumfield, the New England school still presided over by Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer. Jo's Boys--including sailor Emil, promising musician Nat, and rebellious Dan--are grown. Jo, herself, remains at the center of this tale, holding her boys fast through shipwreck and storm, disappointment ... and even murder.
Author
Language
English
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Description
An Englishwoman falls for an older man who takes her to France where she discovers he is already married. When she leaves him, he pursues her and confines her to a lunatic asylum in Germany. But she will escape. The novel was written in 1866 and was rejected by the publisher as too sensational.
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the beloved classic little women come ten short stories to delight and charm. Throughout her life, Louisa May Alcott published many stories in children's magazines, and now ten of the best of these tales have been collected here. Filled with characters who have all the warmth, liveliness, and appeal of Jo March and her sisters, these stories will open up a whole new world for Alcott fans, and remain every bit as captivating as...
Author
Series
Little Women series volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in mid-nineteenth-century New England.