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Volume five of the Children's Treasure Book contains the classic novel Little Women, following the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. The story is complimented by the delightful illustrations of Margaret Tulloch. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly...
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'. In her six-volume series of 'Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag', she features 66 delightful short stories for children. This illustrated volume features the stories 'Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore', 'Two Little Travelers', 'A Jolly Fourth', 'Seven Black Cats', 'Rosa's Tale', 'Lunch', 'A Bright Idea', 'How They Camped Out', 'My Little School-Girl', 'What a Shovel...
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First published in 1886, this book contains volume I of "Lulu's Library", a collection of over thirty fantastic stories for children written by Louisa May Alcott's. This wonderful collection is perfect for children and would make for ideal bedtime reading material. The stories include: "A Christmas Dream", "The Candy Country", "Naughty Jocko", "The Skipping Shoes", "Cockyloo", "Rosy's Journey", "How They Ran Away", "The Fairy Box", "A Hole In The...
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Before her wider fame as the author of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott achieved recognition for her accounts of her work as a volunteer nurse in an army hospital. Written during the winter of 1862-63, her lively dispatches appeared in the newspaper Commonwealth, where they were eagerly read by soldiers' friends and families. Then, as now, these chronicles revealed the desperate realities of battlefield medicine as well as the tentative first steps...
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'. In her six-volume series of 'Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag', she features 66 delightful short stories for children. This volume contains the stories, 'My Boys', 'Tessa's Surprises', 'Buzz', 'The Children's Joke', 'Dandelion', 'Madam Cluck and Her Family', 'A Curious Call', 'Tilly's Christmas', 'My Little Gentleman', 'Back Windows', 'Little Marie of Lehon',...
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'. In her six-volume series of 'Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag', she features 66 delightful short stories for children. This volume features the stories 'An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving', 'How It All Happened', 'The Dolls' Journey from Minnesota to Maine', 'Morning-Glories', 'Shadow-Children', 'Poppy's Pranks', 'What the Swallows Did', 'Little Gulliver', 'The...
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'. In her six-volume series of 'Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag', she features 66 delightful short stories for children. This illustrated volume features the stories 'Cupid and Chow-Chow', 'Huckleberry', 'Nelly's Hospital', 'Grandma's Team', 'Fairy Pinafores', 'Mamma's Plot', 'Kate's Choice', 'The Moss People', 'What Fanny Heard', and 'A Marine Merry-making'....
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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Louisa May Alcott: The Abbot's Ghost, Or Maurice Treherne's Temptation; Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag; Behind A Mask, Or A Woman's Power; Eight Cousins; Flower Fables; A Garland for Girls; Hospital Sketches; Jack and Jill; Jo's Boys; Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories; Little Men; Little Women; Marjorie's Three Gifts; A Modern Cinderella; Moods; The Mysterious Key And What It Opened; An Old-fashioned...
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This classic book contains a lovely collection of short stories by Louisa M. Alcott, best know for her novel 'Little Woman'. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'. In her six-volume series of 'Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag', she features 66 delightful short stories for children. This illustrated volume features the stories 'Cupid and Chow-Chow', 'Huckleberry', 'Nelly's Hospital', 'Grandma's Team', 'Fairy Pinafores', 'Mamma's Plot', 'Kate's Choice', 'The Moss People', 'What Fanny Heard', and 'A Marine Merry-making'....
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First published in 1896, this book contains volume III of "Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag", a six-volume collection of classic children's stories by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888). Alcott 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...
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First published in 1879, this book contains volume V of "Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag", a six-volume collection of classic children's stories by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888). Alcott 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...
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First published in 1878, this book contains volume IV of "Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag", a six-volume collection of classic children's stories by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888). Alcott 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...
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First published in 1889, this volume contains Louisa May Alcott's short stories "A Modern Mephistopheles" and "A Whisper in the Dark". Although best known for her children's classics, Alcott also wrote many "blood and thunder" stories in her early years. Her favourite of these was "A Modern Mephistopheles", a story of human evil and its appalling consequences that centres around Felix Canaris, a failing writer whose suicide attempt is interrupted...
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A 14-year-old country girl, Polly Milton, visits her friend Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time. Poor Polly is, overwhelmed by the splendor and their urbanized, fashionable lifestyles, expensive clothes and other habits she has never been exposed to. Fanny's friends reject her because of her different behavior and simple clothing, and Fan herself can't help considering her unusual sometimes. However, Polly's warmth, support...
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'. In her six-volume series of 'Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag', she features 66 delightful short stories for children. This illustrated volume features the stories 'Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore', 'Two Little Traveler's', 'A Jolly Fourth', 'Seven Black Cats', 'Rosa's Tale', 'Lunch', 'A Bright Idea', 'How They Camped Out', 'My Little School-Girl', 'What a...
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MDP Christmas Classics Series has compiled a collection of four Christmas stories from one of America's beloved 19th century authors, Louisa May Alcott. A Country Christmas is a delightfule tale of love and friendship, set in a small country town, where Sophie, a city-dwelling society girl, is spending the Christmas holidays with her "country" relatives.A Christmas Dream and How It Came True is the heart-warming story of a rich little girl unimpressed...
98) Behind a Mask
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Set in Victorian era Britain, the story follows Jean Muir, the deceitful governess of the wealthy Coventry family. With expert manipulation, Jean Muir obtains the love, respect, and eventually the fortune of the Coventry family.
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This is the second of three volumes of Louisa May Alcott's stories for her niece, Lulu. The book was also titled, "Flower Fables" and "The Frost King." In these tales, which range from realistic fables to fantasy stories and fairy tales, Alcott hides clear moral truths.
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"Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott: Illustrated" is a delightful collection of heartwarming tales that transport readers to the magical world of Christmas. This anthology features a selection of Louisa May Alcott's most beloved holiday stories, including "A Country Christmas," "Rosa's Tale," "What the Bells Saw and Said," "A Merry Christmas," and more.
Louisa May Alcott, best known for her classic novel "Little Women," demonstrates her exceptional...