Louisa May Alcott - Libros y biografía

Louisa May Alcott has penned a sparkling collection of novels, short stories and poems. In this collection of short stories, you get four little gems, written with Alcott's unmistakable gentle humour...

In a preface to this collection, Louisa May Alcott calls these eight stories her "various waifs and strays" and they all beautifully demonstrate her wry sense of humour, sharp observational skills, and...

"It can't be summer always, dear, but we can make fair weather for ourselves if we try."From the author of 'Little Women', this short story follows 12-year-old Marjorie who dreams of wealth, happiness,...

'A Modern Mephistopheles' is an eerie tale of passion, deceit, control and greed. It is little wonder Alcott's authorship of the novel was unknown for many years, as she sheltered behind a pseudonym.Felix...

'Cupid and Chow-chow' is an adorable tale of a rosy, sweet boy named Cupid and his mischievous cousin Chow-Chow who he waits on hand and foot. As with much of Alcott's work, there is a subliminal social...

'Hospital Sketches' is a collection of four sketches based on Alcott's time as a nurse for the Union during the American Civil War. The sketches follow Tribulation Periwinkle a bored city girl who decides...

'An Old Fashioned Girl' is a tale of the country girl in the big city before it had ever been done. Polly Milton, on a visit to her wealthy city dweller friend Fanny Shaw, is completely in awe at the...

After "Little Women's" immediate commercial and critical success readers demanded to know more about Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. In "Good Wives", Louisa May Alcott follows the dinamic life of the beloved March...

'On Picket Duty, and other tales' is a collection of four short stories that focus on a range of social issues that were raging in America in the nineteenth century. The tales tackle issues near and dear...

Three sisters go on a road trip through Europe, leaving behind the men in their lives as well as any social limitations and the female behaviour expected of them in the US. Semi-autobiographical in nature,...

What do you do as soon as you've seen Greta's 'Little Women'? Read the whole of Alcott's back catalogue, of course! This collection of short stories is a compulsory read. Although not as fiery as the...

'Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore' is another short story from famed American author Louisa May Alcott, that follows the young, kind hearted Jimmy through his difficult adolescence. The parallels between...

Saoirse Ronan's Jo is an instant cult classic after her portrayal in the Academy award winning 'Little Women'. I mean, who isn't in love with everything Greta Gerwig touches? Well, much like finding out...

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four sisters trying to support the family and keep their spirit up while their father is at war. Each one of them has a unique vivid personality which helps them overcome the...

From the author of 'Little Women', this romantic mystery follows the young Lillian Trevlyn whose father died under mysterious circumstances before she was born. Twelve years after his death, Lillian meets...

Louisa May Alcott's most popular novel, ´Little Women´, featured the March sisters, who were based on her own family. In this collection of short plays, originally written by Alcott and her real sisters,...

Friendship can transcend class and background.Take the movie 'Napoleon Dynamite', Dory's friendship with Nemo in 'Finding Nemo' or chalk-and-cheese buddies Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler in 'Beaches'....

In 'Perilous Play' we are thrust amongst a group of wealthy Southern Belles and boys on a particularly boring day, until a young doctor among them produces treats infused with cannabis. Taking them eagerly,...

This fascinating tale marks a milestone in world literature as being one of the first examples of the 'mummy's curse' narrative. It follows Paul Forsyth and the older professor Niles as they explore ancient...

"Little Men" recounts the life of Jo: the second and most temperamental of the March sisters, known from "Little Women" and "Good Wives".Now a married woman with two sons of her own, and twelve rescued...

Rimasta orfana, Rose va a vivere presso l'affollata 'Collina delle zie', attorniata da una schiera di cugini maschi e da numerosi parenti che conosce appena. Sotto l'occhio vigile dello zio Alec, la tredicenne...

The novel follows the lives of four sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March — detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood.  The author Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American novelist...

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, Alcott wrote the...

Little Men by Louisa May Alcott Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys, is a children's novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was first published in 1871 by Roberts Brothers....

Sono passati sei anni e Rose non è più l'adolescente de Gli otto cugini, ma una giovane donna, che deve decidere cosa fare del suo futuro. Di ritorno da un viaggio di due anni attorno al mondo, Rose deve...

Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters — Meg,...

Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters — Meg,...

Piccole donne di Louisa May Alcott è stato pubblicato per la prima volta negli Stati Uniti in due volumi tra il 1868 e il 1869. In seguito, nel 1880, i due testi sono stati riuniti in un unico libro....

Little Women Little Men Jo's Boys An Old Fashioned Girl Eight Cousins "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking...

In 'The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation' by Louisa May Alcott, the reader is immersed in a gothic tale filled with mystery, romance, and moral dilemmas. Set in the 19th-century literary...