Alcott: 604 books

Deborah Wilder, detta Debby, ha diciotto anni e ha sempre vissuto in campagna; ha la testa sulle spalle e non si preoccupa dei formalismi della buona società. Un’estate riceve un invito per passare una vacanza al mare con la zia Pen, la quale spera così di farle incontrare un buon partito, tra...

“Geniale. Un romanzo elegante, poderoso e ambizioso.” (The New Age) “Una delizia per l’intelletto…” (Boston Post) Vanità, lussuria, tradimento, ipnosi, omosessualità e droga: non sono gli ingredienti che ci si aspetterebbe di trovare in un romanzo di Louisa May Alcott....

Virginie, ballerina nemmeno diciottenne, vuole approfittare della propria bellezza per conquistare un buon partito e trasformarsi in una rispettabile dama dell’alta società. Commette tuttavia un errore fatale quando si promette in matrimonio a due pretendenti: uno di loro, infatti, decide di sbarazzarsi...

Il terzo volume della serie, divisa in sei tomi e intitolata La borsa delle cianfrusaglie di zia Jo, contiene dieci racconti brevi: Cupido e Bon-Bon, Mirtillo, L’ospedale di Nelly, La squadra della nonna, I grembiuli magici, Il piano della mamma, La scelta di Kate, Le creature di muschio, Gli amici...

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’,...

Louisa May Alcott's Marjorie's Three Gifts (1876) is a short story about a little poor girl who has many things on her mind. On her birthday, she is lost in thinking about how to help all the poor children.

The holidays are the best time to enjoy Christmas mysteries and classic ghost tales (for the fans of the genre) in the snuggling comfort of your home. This edition hence brings to you some of the finest literary gems together in one place to satisfy your cravings for some suspense. Enjoy: The Christmas...

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 ‘My Girls’, ‘Lost in a London Fog’,...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. From the beloved writer of Little Women comes this enchanting collection of Christmas stories. Louisa May Alcott crafts classic tales of how the holidays were spent in nineteenth-century America. Sharing these stories with loved ones will be a welcome addition to your holiday celebrations.

Three young men stood together on a wharf one bright October day awaiting the arrival of an ocean steamer with an impatience which found a vent in lively skirmishes with a small lad, who pervaded the premises like a will-o'-the-wisp and afforded much amusement to the other groups assembled there. "They...

Shoes And Stockings - A Country Christmas, one of the most important works by Louisa M. Alcott now in an epub3 AudioeBook version based on LibriVox audio and Project Gutenberg texts. Proudly brought to you for free by ReadBeyond

In Little Women, based loosely on Louisa May Alcott's own upbringing, readers follow the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Each girl has a vision of what their ideal future will bring, but each ultimately experiences, as most young people do, something completely different....

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations.  All our books contain a linked table of contents. Rose in Bloom, written by American author Louisa May Alcott, is the coming of age story of young Rose Campbell.

Romantic Meg. Shy Beth. Wilful Amy. And, of course, passionate and fiery Jo. Little Women tells the story of the March sisters growing up in genteel poverty against the backdrop of the American Civil War. This timeless tale of four sisters' adventures has enchanted millions of readers, and is now...