Little Women: Louisa May Alcott (Puffin in Bloom)

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The first volume, alternately titled Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, was published in 1868, and the second volume, Good Wives, was published in 1869. Green is the author and illustrator of a number of children’s books, as well as the illustrator for many more. The ownership date on the free endpaper lets us know that this copy was out in the world by July, meaning that it was printed somewhere between April and July of 1869. In contrast, Bronson Alcott was very present in his family's household, due in part to his inability to find steady work. BEIGE CLOTH ILLSTRATED CVR MATCHES DJ Illustration, 101 PGS , Book was Originally By Louisa May Alcott, People in Play Mrs.

Jo and her sisters read it at the outset of the book and try to follow the good example of Bunyan’s Christian. Dj Mild Shelfwear And Edgewear, With A One Very Small Chips On The Top Of Spine , 8 colour plates 2 of Louisa M. According to 21st-century critic Barbara Sicherman there was, during the 19th century, a "scarcity of models for nontraditional womanhood", which led more women to look toward "literature for self-authorization. Hollywood, as usual, is turning to our favorite books, graphic novels, and other stories to get our butts into movie theater seats.C. (she had previously published her wartime observations and opinions in Hospital Sketches, written for adults and published in 1863). They take Amy to Europe with them, where Uncle Carrol frequently tries to be like an English gentleman. WITH TINY EXTREMITIES CHIPS WEAR TEARS TO DJ,COLOR FRONTISPIECE MATCHES DJ ILLUSTRATION, INTRO BY May Lamberton Becker, Pages clean and unmarked.

Little Women has a timeless resonance which reflects Alcott's grasp of her historical framework in the 1860s.

Nine captivating illustrations by American artist Rebecca Green, and a specially commissioned introduction by celebrated author Jane Gardam, acknowledge the novel’s enduring themes of human relationships and female empowerment. Because of their father's family's social standing, Meg makes her debut into high society, but is lectured by her friend and neighbor, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, for behaving like a snob.