Луиза Олкотт (1832—1888), плодовитая американская писательница, прославилась во всем мире повестью «Маленькие женщины». В своих романтических, легких произведениях она всегда затрагивает тему становления личности, женского воспитания, выбора жизненного пути. Ее образы до сих пор являют собой эталон хорошего вкуса и рассудительности, поэтому книги Олкотт смело можно рекомендовать для чтения юной девушке, которая мечтает счастливо и разумно устроить свою жизнь. Полли Мильтон выросла в маленьком...
Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys, had a gift for creating characters that readers truly cared for and wanted to emulate. In this complete collection of all of Louisa May Alcott's Christmas short stories, readers will find a host of unforgettable new characters whose perseverance, ingenuity and kindness will inspire the holiday spirit and enrich the soul. These sixteen stories and three poems make for perfect fireside reading during the Christmas...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Little Men is the delightful unofficial sequel to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, reprising the much-cherished characters of the March family and friends, as well as some unforgettable new ones.The warm-hearted and fiesty Jo March returns (now as Jo Bhaer) and, together with husband Friedrich and the inheritance of an estate from Aunt March, opens Plumfield Estate, an unconventional school based on...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Set ten years after ‘Little Men’, ‘Jo’s Boys’ is the final novel in the unofficial series that follows the ups and downs of the March family.The Plumfield boys – including rebellious Dan, sailor Emil and promising musician Nat – are now grown up, and finding their places in the world. As they deal with the challenges of growing up, finding careers and falling in love, Jo remains at the heart of the family,...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.’In mid-nineteenth-century Massachusetts, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March continue to encounter both joys and sorrows along life’s path, as they journey into womanhood both close to home and further away. The highs and lows of the four young women’s lives are shared with each other, and supported by the bond of their...
The classic novel of love and family in the nineteenth century has grown some fangs! An uproarious retelling of Little Women that will leave readers craving the bloodthirsty drama on every page.Readers will be agog and aghast at the hilarity of the March sisters' vampire transformation – especially now that Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy have (much) longer lives and (much) more ravenous appetites.When a classic is perfect, there is only one thing that can make it better: folding in a breed of monsters!...