Louisa May Alcott

Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Volume VI (eBook, ePUB)

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, and Other Stories

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book contains volume VI of "Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag", a six-volume collection of classic children's stories by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888). Alcott 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. The stories include: "An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving", "How it all Happened", "The Dolls' Journey from Minnesota to Maine", "Morning-Glories", "Shadow-Children", "Poppy's Pranks", "What the Swallows did", "Little Gulliver", "The Whale's Story", "A Strange Island", and "Fancy's Friend". This charming collection of classic children's literature is perfect for young minds and would make for ideal bedtime reading material. 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. This book was first published in 1882.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781528788649
• Artikelnr.: 57929875

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.