Louisa May Alcott: 519 books

Daisy’s Aunt Wee helps her recover from a long illness by rousing her to hunt for fairies. This 1867 collection of eight fantasy stories and four poems for children sound the themes of duty, independence, helping others, and overcoming prejudice. Includes “A Christmas Song,” “The Rose Family,” “Shadow-Children,” “Poppy’s Pranks,” and “Little Gulliver.”

This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated chapters. This format is ideal for bilingual education - people learning English as a second language (ESL),  English Language Learners (ELL), people of any age intending to improve reading skills and students for whom the original...

In "Gwen's Adventure in the Snow", Gwen and her siblings set out on a winter evening's sleigh ride only to encounter bad weather. Taking shelter in their country house to wait out the snowstorm, the group builds a fire, makes a picnic from the house's reserves and shares stories to allay each other's fears.

In "What Love Can Do", two poor sisters share their modest Christmas wishes with each other, namely: a little money with which to buy gifts for their family members. Overhearing this, the kindly residents of a boarding house come together to make a lovely Christmas surprise for the two girls.

As grandmothers rummage their piece-bags and bundles in search of gay odds and ends to make gifts with which to fill the little stockings that hang all in a row on Christmas Eve, so I have gathered together some stories, old and new, to amuse the large family that has so rapidly and beautifully grown up about me.

Maurice Traherne is wrongly accused of fraud and gambling and must play a careful hand if he is to win his love, Octavia, from the grasp of other, less honorable men and retain the trust of those who had faith in him. Traherne is temporarily crippled saving the life of his well-born friend, Jaspar....

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Here's your breakfast, miss. I hope it's right. Your mother showed me how to fix it, and said I'd find a cup up here. "Take that blue one. I have not much appetite, and can't eat if things are not...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Maurice Traherne is wrongly accused of fraud and gambling and...

Sono passati sei anni e Rose non è più l'adolescente de Gli otto cugini, ma una giovane donna, che deve decidere cosa fare del suo futuro. Di ritorno da un viaggio di due anni attorno al mondo, Rose deve presto fare i conti con ciò che la buona società di Boston si aspetta da lei e con il suo...

Non sono certo gli abiti eleganti a rendere ricche le persone. Lo sa bene Polly, che indossa con onore vestitini consumati e fuori moda. Ma quando l’amica Fanny, agiata ragazza di città, la ospita in casa sua, Polly conosce per la prima volta lo sfarzoso mondo dell’alta società. E tra serate...

In un freddo pomeriggio invernale, la quiete di Harmony Village viene interrotta dalla rovinosa caduta in slittino di Jack e Jill. L’imprudenza di un attimo si ripercuoterà sulla vita dei due giovani e dei loro amici che, nell’anno a seguire, impareranno a comprendere la bellezza e l’utilità dei piccoli doveri, ma anche le gioie e i dolori che fanno parte dell’esistenza di ognuno.

L’indimenticabile Jo di Piccole donne e suo marito, il buon professor Bhaer, hanno fondato un collegio e si dedicano all’educazione di ragazzi e ragazze dalle origini più disparate. Pagina dopo pagina, nasce così il racconto delicato e appassionante delle avventure dei loro allievi; il ritratto...

Con el padre ausente por estar en la guerra, cuatro hermanas se deben hacer cargo de su madre y de sí mismas, convirtiéndose en adultas antes de lo esperado.

The girls gave their hearts into their mother's keeping, their souls into their father's; and to both parents ... they gave a love that grew with their growth, and bound them tenderly together by the sweetest tie which blesses life and outlives death. Pretty Meg, tomboy Jo, shy Beth, and vain...