Rosamond Vivian, brought up on a remote island by an indifferent grandfather, swears she'd sell her soul to Satan for a year of freedom. When Philip Tempest enters her life, she is ripe for the plucking, but is soon caught up in a we...
Transcendental Wild Oats: And Excerpt...
Louisa May Alcott'He set out to make his utopian dream come true-Bronson Alcott, his wife and four daughters, and an odd assortment of friends who knew more about philosophy than they did about farming. Would their experience at Fruitlands last throug...
Louisa May Alcott’s recently unearthed romance is, according to the scholars who found it, the novel Jo March could have been writing in "Little Women'. The amazingly accomplished tale of a young and beautiful orphan and he...
...'Little Women' represents Alcott's belief that the fullest art came from women who had fulfilled both their sexual and their intellectual needs....Jo lives and writes, not as the unattainable genius, Shakespeare's sister, but as a ...
Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power
Louisa May AlcottOriginally published in 1866 under the pseudonym 'A. M. Barnard.' Louisa May Alcott's novel of romance and sexual intrigue is one of her lesser-known gems. Its tone and characterizations strike a markedly different chord from her best...
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers ...
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott’s little–known novella is an ingenious study of deception, betrayal, and the ruthless power of a woman scorned. Foreword by Doris Lessing. When demure Scottish governess Jean Muir arrives at a wealthy ho...
Louisa May Alcott's semiautobiographical story of a nurse's experiences in the Civil War. Alcott, most famous for her 'Little Women' novel, weaves a light but fulfilling story.
Rose in Bloom (Dover Children's Everg...
Louisa May AlcottReaders of Eight Cousins, rejoice — Rose Campbell is back in town! It's been two years since she left Boston for a trip abroad with Uncle Alex and her companion, Phebe. She's all grown up now, and the beautiful, warm-hearted young h...
Little Women (A Stepping Stone Book)
Louisa May AlcottThe four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys andsorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor inworldly goods, but rich in love and character.
Two wonderful holiday stories that evoke the true meaning of the season. A Christmas Dream, and How it Came True Ten-year-old Effie lives the life most children dream of—with every day filled with delicious treats and wonde...
Little Women: BBC Radio 4 full-cast d...
Louisa May AlcottA brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of the evergreen classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. With their father away in the American Civil War, the March sisters are facing a lean Christmas with their mother. As the years go by...
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after th...
The Christmas Stories of Louisa May A...
Louisa May AlcottDisc one includes:Gwen's Adventure in the SnowRosa's TaleWhat Polly Found in Her StockingA Hospital ChristmasDisc two includes:A Hospital Christmas (continued)A Country ChristmasDisc three includes:A Country Christmas (continued)Mrs. ...
Seven children on an early New Hampshire farm decide to prepare the holiday dinner by themselves. 'Filled with lively, homely, good-humored details . . . and the true spirit of Thanksgiving.'--The Horn Book.
The two American classics here together in one volume, "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys", are worthy sequels to "Little Women", one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, and its continuation, "...
Life in the March household is full of adventures and accidents as the four very different March sisters follow their varying paths to adulthood, always maintaining the special bond between them. Sensible Meg, impetuous Jo, shy Beth, ...
Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is...
An Old-Fashioned Girl (Evergreen Clas...
Louisa May AlcottAlcott, beloved author of Little Women and other magnificent children's classics, brings to life the tale of Polly Milton, a young girl who leaves her simple country life to stay at the home of her wealthy city cousins. But can pla...
A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to...
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott's "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True" has been characterized as "A Christmas Carol" for children. It is a charming Christmas tale for the young and young at heart. By the author of &qu...
A Country Christmas & Other Christmas...
Louisa May AlcottWe are presenting this edition as a part of the selected Christmas specials and classics published for this joyful and charming holiday season, for all those who want to keep the spirit of Christmas alive with a heartwarming tale. Tab...
A Garland for Girls is a classic collection of children's stories for girls by the great American author, Louisa May Alcott. According to Alcott, "These stories were written for my own amusement during a period of enforced seclus...
A Modern Mephistopheles and A Whispe...
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after th...
A Modern Cinderella ( The Little Old Shoe, and Other Stories by Alcott) is a classic collection of romantic fiction by Louisa May Alcott.Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet best know...
A Modern Cinderella; Or, The Little O...
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women, set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, and published in 1868. This no...
This chilling tale of lust, deception and greed, first published anonymously in 1877, allowed Alcott the chance to exercise 'the lurid style' she believed was her 'natural ambition'. A novel of psychological complexity that touches on...
A Modern Mephistopheles, and A Whispe...
Louisa May AlcottFirst 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 "b...
A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of ...
Louisa May AlcottThis beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features 23 old-fashioned works from classic authors who invite you to a feast of holiday nostalgia. A Vintage Christmas includes stories from Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Ralph He...
First published in 1869, "An Old-Fashioned Girl" is the charming novel of a young country girl learning to navigate sophisticated city-life by celebrated American author Louisa May Alcott. Appearing a year after the publicat...
Country girl Polly Milton plies her sweet demeanor and practical ways to teach the citified Shaw family that time-tested, old-fashioned values are the surest way to a happy life. Sprinkled with wry commentary from the author, Louisa M...
In this simplified version of the Alcott novel, Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston helps them to build a new life and teaches her the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches. Includes gold-tone charm.