Louisa May Alcott
1) Little women
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In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy are responsible for keeping a home while their father is off to war. At the same time, they must come to terms with their individual personalities--and make the transition from girlhood to womanhood. It can all be quite a challenge. But the March sisters, however different, are nurtured by their wise and beloved Marmee and bound by their love...
3) JO'S BOYS
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Little Women series volume 4
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Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfield school. Sequel to "Little Men."
6) Little men
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This sparkling sequel to the beloved Little Women follows the grown-up and married Jo, mistress of Plumfield, a school for boys (and a few girls, too). The fun begins with a new arrival, Nat Blake; it is through his eyes that we first meet Plumfield's lively residents and experience the cheerful confusion that reigns in the welcoming home. Fans of the first book will happily greet these wonderful characters...and renew their acquaintance with such...
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Eight Cousins (1875) is a novel by American author, feminist, and abolitionist Louisa May Alcott. Based on her experience of being raised by a father dedicated to education reform, and grounded in her radical beliefs on the role of women in society, Eight Cousins is a masterpiece of children's literature that explores themes of family, death, and perseverance.
Rose Campbell is a young girl when her parents pass away. Orphaned, she is taken to the...
9) Mujercitas
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Este delicioso y emotivo relato narra la histora del los March, una familia acostumbrada al trabajo y al sufrimiento. Aunque el padre esta lejos sirviendo en el ejercito durante la guerra civil norteamericana, las hermanas Meg, Jo, Amy y Beth, distintas entre si, peromuy unidas por sus lazos fraternales, mantienen su espiritu en alto gracias al carino de su madre. La novela narra los progresos que realizan las jovenes , sus complicaciones, sus enamoramientos,...
10) Rose in bloom
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Rose Campbell's adventures with her cousins continue in this sequel to "Eight Cousins."
11) Flower fables
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Through these encounters with fairies, elves, and animals, Alcott laid a foundation for young people based on the essential themes of love, kindness, and responsibility.
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Little Women series volume 1
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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
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"The Abbot's Ghost" is an 1867 novel by American author Louisa May Alcott. Maurice Treherne becomes crippled as a result of saving his cousin's life during a misadventure involving on the water. Despite being grateful for this fateful deed, his cousin Jasper isn't very good at showing his appreciation. When Treherne realises he is in love with his other cousin Octavia, her mother attempts to keep them apart until a ghostly intervention paves the way...
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This vintage book contains a charming collection of short stories written by American author Louisa May Alcott. 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,...
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Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to "Little Men" is commonly considered to be the last novel in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women series. It takes place ten years after Little Men and follows the children from that book into adulthood. Out in the world they deal with love, ambition, and the snobbery of society.
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1999
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Unabridged
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A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love read by Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres.
These are not archetypal love stories full of sentimentality, but the clever, poignant, humorous and even romantic stories set in an age of chivalry and honour. There are aspects of humour and respect in Mr. & Mrs. Dove, love from afar in the poignant tale, Angela, and a woman clouded in mystery in The Sphinx...
19) Mujercitas (Los mejores clásicos): con introducción de una profesora de la Universidad de Princeton
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2015
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-- MujercitasSimone de Beauvoir, -- Mujercitas Marta Sanz «Una oportunidad maravillosa para viajar hasta este memorable hogar del siglo XIX en el que, a pesar del dolor, nunca falta un trozo de pastel caliente y un hombro amigo sobre el que llorar tus penas.» Cecilia Frías, -- El PaísMujercitas Cristina Fernández Cubas, escritora «Después de leer Mujercitas Pilar Adón, escritora
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