Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher.The novel follows the lives of four sisters-Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March-detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. 3] 4]:202 Little Women was an immediate commercial and critical success, and readers demanded to know more about the characters. Alcott quickly completed a second volume (entitled Good Wives in the United Kingdom, although this name derived from the publisher and not from Alcott). It was also successful. The two volumes were issued in 1880 in a single work entitled Little Women. Alcott also wrote two sequels to her popular work, both of which also featured the March sisters: Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Although Little Women was a novel for girls, it differed notably from the current writings for children, especially girls. The novel addressed three major themes: "domesticity, work, and true love, all of them interdependent and each necessary to the achievement of its heroine's individual identity." 5]:200 Little Women "has been read as a romance or as a quest, or both. It has been read as a family drama that validates virtue over wealth", but also "as a means of escaping that life by women who knew its gender constraints only too well". According to Sarah Elbert, Alcott created a new form of literature, one that took elements from Romantic children's fiction and combined it with others from sentimental novels, resulting in a totally new format. Elbert argued that within Little Women can be found the first vision of the "All-American girl" and that her multiple aspects are embodied in the differing March sisters. 5]:199 The book has been adapted for film twice as silent films, and four times with sound, in 1933, 1949, 1978 and 1994. Four television series were made, including two in Britain in the 1950s and two anime series in Japan in the 1980s. A musical version opened on Broadway in 2005. An American opera version in 1998 has been performed internationally and filmed for broadcast on US television in 2001......... Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys, is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1871. The novel reprises characters from Little Women and is considered by some the second book in an unofficial Little Women trilogy, which is completed with Alcott's 1886 novel Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to "Little Men". It tells the story of Jo Bhaer and the children at Plumfield Estate School. It was inspired by the death of Alcott's brother-in-law, which reveals itself in one of the last chapters, when a beloved character from Little Women passes away. It has been adapted to a 1934 film, a 1940 film, a 1998 film, a television series, and a Japanese animated television series.The book recounts six months in the life of the students at Plumfield, a school run by Professor Friedrich and Mrs. Josephine Bhaer. The idea of the school is first suggested at the very end of part two of Little Women, when Jo inherited the estate from her Aunt March. The story begins with the arrival of Nat Blake, a shy young orphan who used to earn a living playing the violin. We are introduced to the majority of the characters through his eyes. There are ten boys at the school already; Nat, and later his friend Dan, join them, and soon after Nan arrives as companion for Daisy, the only girl. Jo's sons Rob and Teddy are younger than the others and are not counted among the pupils, nor are the two girls, Daisy and Nancy. ... Louisa May Alcott ( November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).
They Served God to the Ends of the EarthIn his fifth God's Generals volume, Roberts Liardon chronicles some of the great evangelists who risked their lives to take the gospel message to strange and unknown cultures around the world, including... Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf--the Austrian nobleman whose passion for Christ ushered in the Moravian revival of the 1700s.David Brainerd--the young American colonist who sacrificially reached out to Native Americans.William Carey--the British shoemaker and Bible translator whose passion to reach India birthed a missionary revolution.David Livingstone--the explorer who crossed the "unknown continent" and opened the heart of Africa to the gospel.Adoniram Judson--the "Father of American Missions," who endured tragedy to reach the people of Burma.Hudson Taylor--the first missionary to use the phrase "Great Commission," who pioneered the China Inland Mission, transforming millions of lives along the way.Hiram Bingham--the first Protestant missionary, who spent twenty years serving Christ in what is now Hawaii.Amy Carmichael--the selfless Irish missionary who dedicated her life to the forsaken children of India.Jonathan Goforth--the passionate Canadian revivalist who brought salvation and healing to hundreds of thousands of Chinese people.The sacrifice and courage of these spiritual pioneers are sure to stoke the fires of your faith and revive within your heart a spirit of evangelism and compassion for the lost.
Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March, are part of a poor but loving family. With their father off to war they have only their mother left to encourage them to be the best version of themselves at all times. As they go through love and loss they truly do learn to become 'little women'. Includes vintage illustration
Title: A Poem upon Tea. Wherein its antiquity, its several virtues and influences are set forth ... Also, the objections against tea, answered ... Together with the sincere courtship of Dick and Amy, &c.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Campbell, Duncan; 1735. 32 p.; 8 . 1077.k.36.
Ühe täiesti tavalise maja taga täiesti tavalises naabruskonnas on üks aed, mis on kõike muud kui tavaline. Sest seal kasvab armastus... Aed on eide-taadi - Maimu ja Siimu - uhkus ja rõõm. Aga kui Maimu pikaks ajaks haiglasse viiakse, kaotab Siim oma südikuse ja aed jääb hooletusse. Kas aias elavad loomad suudavad jõud ühendada ning selle taas kauniks muuta? Amy Adele liigutavat lugu aia tervendavast jõust illustreerivad autori enda armsad pildid, mis on inspireeritud loodusest ja metsaelanike salajastest tegemistest ja toimetamistest.
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