A Modern Cinderella: or The Little Old Shoe And Other Stories

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This book contains four short stories by Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Cinderella, Debby's Debut, The Brothers, and Nelly's Hospital.

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Customer Reviews

Delightful!
Alcott is just such a breath of fresh air and is always an enjoyable, wise and witty read. I thoroughly devoured this collection and it left me hungry for more of her. This is literature at its finest!

2005-10-04 | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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Marjorie's Three Gifts (Webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition)

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Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are ¿difficult, and often encountered¿ in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language, and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the book; synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster's Online Dictionary.

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Shawl-Straps, a Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag

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Tales of travels in Brittany, France, Switzerland, Italy, and London. According to Wikipedia: "Louisa May Alcott's overwhelming success dated from the appearance of the first part of Little Women: or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, (1868) a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Part two, or Part Second, also known as Good Wives, (1869) followed the March sisters into adulthood and their respective marriages. Little Men (1871) detailed Jo's life at the Plumfield School that she founded with her husband Professor Bhaer at the conclusion of Part Two of Little Women. Jo's Boys (1886) completed the "March Family Saga." Most of her later volumes, An Old Fashioned Girl (1870), Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag (6 vols., 1871–1879), Eight Cousins and its sequel Rose in Bloom (1876), and others, followed in the line of Little Women, remaining popular with her large and loyal public.

Although the Jo character in Little Women was based on Louisa May Alcott, she, unlike Jo, never married. Alcott explained her "spinsterhood" in an interview with Louise Chandler Moulton, "... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man."

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Moods

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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Original Publisher: Loring Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Thrillers Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / American / General Notes: This is an OCR reprint of the original rare book. There may be typos or missing text and there are no illustrations. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

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Customer Reviews

Alcott's first novel
As Alcott's first novel, this book is much more than a precursor to Little Women. It was also her attempt at serious literary recognition. Its intertexualities with the Transcendentalists, particularly Thoreau and Marget Fuller, make it an important book, as does its serious examination of a taboo subject in the 1860s: marriage and divorce. Although Alcott was not satisfied with the book, due to the many cuts required by her publisher, Moods exhibits a very ambitious Alcott finding her voice as a writer and addressing the difficult and controversial subjects with which women were wrestling. Alcott's first novel was influenced by Jane Eyre and The Scarlet Letter and bears reading alongside those two classics.

2002-04-07 (New Orleans, LA United States) | Helpful Votes: 13 | Rating: 5

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Better than its repuatation suggests
I was basically forced to read this novel for a college survey course in American Romanticism. I had read 'Little Women' in high school and didn't think much of it. Too morally heavy-handed and contrived and not entertaining at all. 'Moods' suprised me. The same criticisms apply, but I did find the book a pleasure to read. The criticisms that the book places against the society of the times about women's behavioral expectations, while not exactly revolutionary, were well thought out and not as in-your-face as the messages found in 'Little Women'. The characters are not as one dimensional as in 'Little Women' and I thought Sylvia's dilemna was belieavable. Like I said before, I was suprised at how much I liked the book.

2001-04-02 (Charlotte, NC United States) | Helpful Votes: 8 | Rating: 4

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Pauline's Passion and Punishment

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Louisa May Alcott was a 19th century American novelist. Her novels Little Women and Jo's Boys are her best-known works. Alcott became a strong feminist and abolitionist. In 1862-63 she worked as a nurse in the Union Hospital in Georgetown D C

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Customer Reviews

Short story of 'Revenge and Punishment'
N , Seattle : well written, but none the less a morality play. Perhaps, the least interesting piece I have read of L. A. Alcott's to date. Still, this important as an example of her writing for the moral betterment of men and women.

2010-01-23 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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Eight Cousins

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Eight Cousins, written by legendary author Louisa May Alcott is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Eight Cousins is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Louisa May Alcott is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books International and beautifully produced, Eight Cousins would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.

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Customer Reviews

Disappointed with the missing parts of the story
I read Eight Cousins when I was about 10, and was really excited to see this available for my Kindle. Imagine my unhappiness when I found parts of the book have been left out of the Kindle version. Perhaps because it is a free book? I didn't notice the description saying it was abridged but maybe I missed that part of it.

There are words left out, entire paragraphs left out, punctuation either missing or incorrect...I was very disappointed.

The basic story is there, but the gaps leave me feeling disjointed while reading.

2010-03-14 | lorlorsmom (Utah) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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My favorite as a child and now loved by my kids.
This book is an unknown gem. Many have heard of the book "Rose in Bloom". This is the book of those characters as children. When they are read in order, it is a treat for the soul. My favorite book as a young girl was "Rose in Bloom", but I had read "Eight Cousins" and I knew how much growing these young people had experienced.

2010-02-24 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Poor Little Rich Girl
Thirteen year old Rose Campbell is a very wealthy little girl, pampered and adored by her father Rose did not miss her mother who had died giving birth to Rose nor mind that her father kept her isolated from the rest of the family due to some long ago quarrel. When her beloved father died as well Rose was at a loss and felt her luck had changed for the worse. Her father had named one of his brothers, Alec as Rose's guardian but since Alec was far away on business Rose had first been packed off to boarding school, and then to stay in the family house with her two Great-Aunts Plenty and Peace, to wait for his return. Rose found the old house rather intimidating, and her various aunts overwhelming but most distressing of all were her seven cousins, all boys! When Uncle Alec returned he discovered a totally depressed, stressed and sickly child . Alec had some strange ideas for raising a child, ideas at odds with 19th century in general and his sisters-in-law in particular. At Uncle Alec's urging Rose shunned the corsets and restricted activities that were the norm for young ladies, encouraging her instead to run and play with her cousins. Instead of going to a demanding school to prepare for a career or being sent off to be 'finished' as a society debutant Rose was schooled at home, encouraged to follow her interests.

Once again Louisa May Alcott has transported the reader to life in New England of 19th century. As with her better known March girls of Little Women fame, Alcott has brought to life totally believable characters that are as fresh and interesting today as they were when the were first written more than 100 years ago. Even though the constraints that Rose's society placed on her are much different than the one's faced by young teens today Rose's struggles to fit in and decide just what sort of person she wants to become will resonant with a modern reader. This story of Rose and her seven cousins is a timeless classic.

There are a few problems with this Kindle edition mostly some missing sentences, although not enough to prevent enjoyment of the story. Also this version was offered at no charge, so a great read available in a couple moments for free - what's not to like?

2010-01-26 (Trapped in the Midwest) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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One of the best books I have read
Eight cousins is about a orphaned girl called Rose who lives with her aunts.When her uncle comes, who is her appointed guardian,she is left in his care for a year exsperament,to enprove her health.Rose has to settle down to a new life with her strange uncle and her seven cousins.Rose has to try to win the approvel of her cousins and try to forget her vainitys.And then tradic strikes with one of the cousins...

2010-01-04 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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So disappointed in printing
I had ordered this book to as a gift for my great niece. It was one of my favorite books as a young girl and I was so eager to share it with this child. When I got it, I glanced through it before wrapping and I was so glad I did. There were terrible misprints of words and beginnings of sentences and paragraphs. It was a mess and it would have been so hard for a child to make sense of it. What a shame!

2009-12-23 | book lover (Norman, OK) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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