Books by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women is the triumphant novel by Louisa May Alcott that has inspired nearly all who've read it. The inspiration for several major motion pictures, miniseries, plays, and more, discover the fantastical adventures set about by the memorable March sisters the world has come to love.Little Women tells the story of the four March sisters as they establish themselves through the various circumstances that life throws their way. There is Margaret "Meg" March, the eldest and commonly referred to as the most beautiful sister; Josephine "Jo" March, the main character of the story as well as the most strong and willful of the four; Elizabeth "Beth" March, the quiet and musical sister; and finally Amy, the youngest and most artistic. Growing up in a modest household, the priority for the March sisters was always to behave; the sisters were told to be kind and give back and to cast aside their own desires for the betterment of others. As the girls grow up however, each of the sisters discover that life doesn't always play by the rules, and sometimes, it just might be better to break them. It's no wonder Little Women is as celebrated today as it was in the 19th century; it is a powerful literary reminder that gender is not what counts when it comes to making a difference in the world.Now a major motion picture by award winning director Greta Gerwig, delight in the story that has captured the hearts of so many readers. With an eye-catching new cover, and a professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Little Women is not to be missed.

Rose a douze ans quand elle devient orpheline. Avant de deceder, son pere la confie a son oncle, Alec. Celui-ci etant en Chine, Rose reste un peu de temps chez ses deux tantes. Bien qu'elle se laisse doucement apprivoiser par la vivacite de ses sept cousins, la famille voit que sa tristesse est profonde. Comment faire retrouver la joie de vivre a cette petite fille ? Avec creativite et d'imagination ce recit nous invite a redecouvrir le bonheur de l'enfance.-

In 1870, Louisa May Alcott and her younger sister Abby May Alcott began a fourteen-month tour of Europe. Louisa had already made her mark as a writer; May was on the verge of a respected art career. This book presents a selection of May's drawings along with the letters written by the two Alcott sisters during their trip.

"e;Piccole donne"e; e il romanzo piu famoso di Louisa May Alcott. Segue la vita delle sorelle Meg, Jo, Beth e Amy. Per caratterizzare le ragazze, La Alcott si e ispirata a se stessa e alle sue sorelle. Le ragazze lasciano la protezione materna e diventano giovani donne, muovendo i primi passi nell'eta adulta. -

Louisa May Alcotts roman "Plumfield" er opfølgeren til den populære klassiker "Pigebørn". Jo Marsh har arvet tante Marshs ejendom, Plumfield, og giftet sig med professor Friedrich Bhaer. Sammen har de indrettet Plumfield som ukonventionel skole for en gruppe drenge fra vidt forskellige samfundslag. Selvom det er børnenes historie, der står i centrum, byder fortællingen også på et gensyn med flere af karaktererne fra "Pigebørn".Den amerikanske forfatter Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) er bedst kendt for romanen "Pigebørn" om søstrene Meg, Jo, Beth og Amy, der har opnået klassikerstatus, og som er blevet filmatiseret indtil flere gange. Alcott var feminist, hvilket en stor del af hendes litterære produktion bærer præg af.

Det er jul, og på det gamle Treherne Abbey - et ombygget kloster med eget spøgelse – samles familien Treherne med nogle få venner for at fejre jul og nytår. Der er den gamle enkefrue, hendes søn sir Jasper, datteren Octavia og sir Jaspers fætter, den invalide Maurice; og gæsterne er søstrene Rose og Blanche, Frank Annon, der ligesom Maurice er dybt forelsket i Octavia Treherne, den inkarnerede ungkarl major Royston, og endelig den gamle general Snowdon og hans unge, smukke og intrigante hustru Edith, der har en fortid.Da Edith Snowdon søger at afpresse sir Jasper og Maurice ved at udnytte et tidligere stormfuldt forhold til de to, er der lagt op til en rigtig engelsk juleintrige à la Wilkie Collins og M. E. Braddon."Abbedens genfærd" er skrevet under pseudonymet A. M. Barnard, som Louisa May Alcott især i sin tidlige forfatterkarriere benyttede, når hun skrev for et mere voksent publikum end læserne af de pigebøger, der gjorde hende berømt.

Da den 13-årige Rose Campbell, der aldrig har kendt sin mor, pludselig også mister sin far, bliver hun anbragt hos sine rige grandtanter og resten af den store familie i Boston. Her møder hun også sine syv meget forskellige fætre for første gang, og da onkel Alec, der er læge og Roses egentlige værge, vender hjem fra udlandet, bliver der vendt op og ned på den måde, Rose lever sit liv på.Den amerikanske forfatter Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) er bedst kendt for romanen ”Pigebørn” om søstrene Meg, Jo, Beth og Amy, der har opnået klassikerstatus, og som er blevet filmatiseret indtil flere gange. Alcott var feminist, hvilket en stor del af hendes litterære produktion bærer præg af.

Alice is pregnant with her husband Sir Richard Trevlyn’s child. One day, she listens to a conversation between her husband and a visitor through a keyhole. What she hears is shocking enough to make her faint, and when she comes to, her husband is found dead. Years later, the sixteen-year-old Paul applies for a job at the estate, and it becomes clear that there is more to him than meets the eye. What happened to Sir Richard Trevlyn, and who is the mysterious Paul? Louisa May Alcott’s mystery novella from the 19th century, read by B.J. Harrison, is filled with romance and secrets.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American writer of numerous beloved novels, short stories and poems. She was a feminist, and many of her stories are loosely based on her own life experiences. She is primarily known for her young adult fiction but also wrote gothic thrillers, albeit anonymously, and sensational stories under the pen name A.M. Barnard. One of her best-known works is "Little Women", a novel that has been turned into numerous film and television adaptations, such as the 1994 film Little Women with Winona Ryder as the protagonist Jo March.

B.J. Harrison reads Louisa May Alcott’s famous novella "Behind a Mask", which is widely considered to be Alcott’s masterpiece in sensation fiction. A wealthy Victorian-era family recruits Jean Muir as sixteen-year-old Bella’s governess. But soon enough, Jean Muir appears to have everyone under her spell, and to have the power to do everything as she pleases. This novella from the late 19th century was initially published under Louisa May Alcott’s pseudonym A. M. Barnard. Filled with femme fatale energy and social power struggles, the story was even considered to be very controversial at the time of its publication.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American writer of numerous beloved novels, short stories and poems. She was a feminist, and many of her stories are loosely based on her own life experiences. She is primarily known for her young adult fiction but also wrote gothic thrillers, albeit anonymously, and sensational stories under the pen name A.M. Barnard. One of her best-known works is "Little Women", a novel that has been turned into numerous film and television adaptations, such as the 1994 film Little Women with Winona Ryder as the protagonist Jo March.

B.J. Harrison narrates "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" by author Louisa May Alcott. Thanksgiving is here, but the mother and father of seven children are called away to the bedside of an ill grandmother. The farm is left in charge of the eldest child and the children decide to whip up a Thanksgiving dinner that will make their parents proud, but the task turns out to be more difficult than they had imagined. This heartwarming short story from the late 19th century has been turned into the TV movie An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008) starring Jacqueline Bisset. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American writer of numerous beloved novels, short stories and poems. She was a feminist, and many of her stories are loosely based on her own life experiences. She is primarily known for her young adult fiction but also wrote gothic thrillers, albeit anonymously, and sensational stories under the pen name A.M. Barnard. One of her best-known works is "Little Women", a novel that has been turned into numerous film and television adaptations, such as the 1994 film Little Women with Winona Ryder as the protagonist Jo March.

We are presenting this edition as a part of the selected Christmas specials and classics published for this joyful and charming holiday season, for all those who want to keep the spirit of Christmas alive with a heartwarming tale. Table of Contents: ΓÇó Merry Christmas ΓÇó A Christmas Dream and How It Came True ΓÇó Becky''s Christmas Dream ΓÇó Kitty''s Class Day ΓÇó Rosa''s Tale ΓÇó Tilly''s Christmas ΓÇó The Abbot''s Ghost, or Maurice Treherne''s Temptation ΓÇó What the Bell Saw and Said ΓÇó A Christmas Turkey, and How It Came ΓÇó The Little Red Purse ΓÇó A Country Christmas

A Christmas house-party at a grand old English estate brings together a group of family and friends whose complicated relations are clarified and healed over the course of Christmas holidays. Maurice Treherne is a young man confined to a wheelchair after saving the life of his cousin, Sir Jasper Treherne. Maurice''s love is given to his cousin Octavia, although their romance is blocked by Jasper and Octavia''s mother who feels that she can''t give her daughter to a cripple. Also in the party is Mrs. Snowdon, a beautiful young woman whose affections Jasper and Maurice once competed for, and who seems determined to renew her conquest. What further complicates the situation is a mysterious ghostly appearance in the attic and what hides behind it.

Da 14-årige Polly Milton første gang besøger sin veninde, Fanny Shaw og hendes rige familie i den store by, er hun et lille Guds ord fra landet, der kommer til en verden, hvor piger på hendes egen alder tér sig som små damer, og hvor Fannys veninder undgår hende på grund af hendes "simpelhed". Hun forsøger først at tilpasse sig, men finder dog hurtigt ud af, at hun foretrækker sit eget enkle Jeg, og netop dette gør, at hun sniger sig ind i familiens Shaws hjerter og bliver som et medlem af familien.Seks år efter flytter Polly til byen og nedsætter sig som musiklærerinde, og den følgende tid går dels med at skaffe sig kunder, dels med at forsøge at hjælpe familien Shaw, hvis formue og sociale stilling går tabt ved faderens fallit, og sidst, men ikke mindst, med at kæmpe med sine følelser for den kønne og gentleman-like Arthur Sidney og Fannys spradebasse af en broder, Tom Shaw.Polly - som i sin oprindelige amerikanske udgave bærer titlen "En gammeldags pige" er skrevet af to omgange - de første seks kapitler udkom som føljeton i et børneblad i 1869, mens resten af bogen - den del, der handler om Pollys oplevelser som voksen – er skrevet til bogudgivelsen, og denne tilblivelsesproces viser sig ret tydeligt: den første del kan nok forekomme en nutidig læser noget sukkersød, som Alcott ofte er, når hun skriver om børn. Det skal man imidlertid ikke lade sig afskrække af, for som en dansk anmelder skrev så sent som i 2016: "Polly som karakter er kort sagt bedårende i samme grad som Fanny kan være selvoptaget og Tom drilsk. Sproget og handlingen er selvfølgelig gammeldags, men den er bestemt en fornøjelse at læse. Især hvis du er fan af "Pigebørn"-serien, "Anne fra Grønnebakken"-serien eller "Det lille hus på prærien"-serien."

Fanny ja Tom ovat Bostonissa asuvat sisarukset. Perhe on varakas, ja teini-ikäinen Fanny käyttäytyy melkein jo kuin aikuinen nainen. Muutaman vuoden nuorempi Tom on puolestaan vielä lapsekkaampi. Kun Fanny kutsuu ystävänsä Pollyn kylään, sisarukset saavat elämäänsä uutta ajateltavaa. Polly on kotoisin maaseudulta, eikä hän ole perillä kaupungin hienouksista ja tavoista. Pikkuhiljaa sisarukset saavat kuitenkin huomata, ettei Fanny ole mikään maalaistollo – hänen rinnassaan sykkii ainutlaatuinen, ystävällinen sydän."Tytöistä parhain" on Louisa May Alcottin hurmaava tyttökirja, jonka tapahtumat sijoittuvat 1800-luvulle. Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) oli yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija. Hänen tunnetuimpia teoksiaan on nuortenromaani "Pikku naisia", jota pidetään tyttökirjallisuuden klassikkona. Romaanin tapahtumat perustuvat Alcottin omiin lapsuusmuistoihin. Alcott oli myös naisasianainen, ja hän ajoi naisten oikeutta äänestää.

After "e;Little Women's"e; immediate commercial and critical success readers demanded to know more about Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. In "e;Good Wives"e;, Louisa May Alcott follows the dinamic life of the beloved March sisters and their further character development. The novel together with its sequels "e;Little Men"e;, and "e;Jo's Boys"e;, has been one of the most widely read in the world. It has inspired numerous adaptations including a 2019 movie starring Emma Watson with six Academy Award nominations.-