Louisa May Alcott

A Garland for Girls (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A Garland for Girls" is a 1893 collection of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, originally written for her own amusement. Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel "Little Women", as well as its sequels "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys". She grew up in New England and became associated with numerous notable intellectuals of her time, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry David Thoreau. Contents include: "May Flowers", "An Ivy Spray And Ladies' Slippers", "Pansies", "Water-Lilies", "Poppies And Wheat", "Little Button-Rose", "Mountain-Laurel And Maiden-Hair", and "Mountain-Laurel". "A Garland for Girls" will appeal to fans of Alcott's wonderful work and would make for worthy addition to any collection. Other notable works by this author include: "An Old-Fashioned Girl" (1886), "Eight Cousins" (1869), and "A Long Fatal Love Chase" (1875). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 201
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781528788519
• Artikelnr.: 57929716

Autorenporträt

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author born in Philadelphia, USA. She began her career writing short stories under pen names, including A. M. Barnard. Alcott is best known for her children's novel Little Women, 1868, and its subsequent sequels: Good Wives, 1869, Little Men, 1871, and Jo's Boys, 1886. She received great critical acclaim during her lifetime and was able to support herself and her family through her writing career. Alcott was also a determined activist and was heavily involved in abolitionism and feminist movements.