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Heartwarming story from the family front: virtue, fun, affection, friendship. The worthiness of the girls’ endeavours and attitudes (they channel “Pilgrim’s Progress” to cheer themselves up) which can feel sanctimonious in much 19th century literature, doesn’t unsettle us here, as the telling is done with such gentle wit and simplicity. One sees and feels the charming qualities that have led this book and the four sisters to survive so long in the affections of generations of readers. A pleasure, at times a delight. ( )
This is my second go around with Little Women. The first time, I was a young girl, and I loved it. This time around it struck me as a bit dated and old fashioned . . .but you can't help but be charmed by this loving family that prioritizes love over money and emphasizes the importance of character. I am not changing my rating because I still think a younger audience would very much appreciate the challenges faced by the March family. ( )
This book hold a special place in my heart, because I read it together with my Grandma Strohm as a child. She and Grandpa had visited the Alcott family home and purchased a hardcover copy (the "Orchard House Edition), and they gave me that copy on Christmas 1979. I remember nights spent at her house, Grandma reading to me and me reading to her before bedtime. I don't know that we ever finished it together, but I did complete it later on my own.
My original rating was 5 stars. I didn't connect with it so much this time around, sadly. ( )
Almost every single line is overflowing with passion, the choice of words, the portrayal of characters, and the eloquence of emotions, all of this just makes me wonder how is it even possible for someone to write so elegantly with a simple yet appealing tone. This is surely one of those books where you know it is going to be a classic masterpiece at first glance. It delivers so well that I feel as if I am there, in that house along with the characters.
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Go then, my little Book, and show all that entertain, and bid thee welcome shall, what thou dost keep close shut up in thy breast; and wish that thou dost show them may be blest to them for good, may make them choose to be pilgrims better, by far, than thee or me. Tell them of Mercy; she is one who early hath her pilgrimage begun. Yea, let young damsels learn of her to prize the world which is to come, and so be wise; for little tripping maids may follow God along the ways which saintly feet have trod. - adapted from John Bunyan
Dedication
First words
“Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.
Quotations
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning to sail my ship.
Last words
“Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!”
This is the original, Part One, of Little Women that does NOT include the subsequently published Part Two (sometimes published separately as Good Wives). Please do not combine editions of Little Women that contain Part Two, or abridgments, adaptations, movie versions, or the like.
ISBN 0866119558 is the adaption by Lucia Monfried.
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
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Este delicioso y emotivo relato narra historia de la señora march y sus cuatro hijas: sus enamoramientos, sus aspiraciones intelectuales, sus complicaciones, su vida. con una fina descripción de caracteres, muestra el crecimiento de estas niñas poniendo gran énfasis en el espíritu de la libertad individual, inusual para una época en que la mentalidad estaba dominada por un ideal romántico puritano. les señoritas de louisa may alcoti demuestran sus aptitudes sociales tocando el piano, bordando o manteniendo una conversación fluida, amable y elegante. El ‘gran salón burgués” es la región del decoro y de las confesiones amorosas, al tiempo que actúa como soporte para interpretar y cuestionar diferentes aspectos de la guerra civil norteamericana.
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in 19th century New England
Οι σπουδαιότεροι συγγραφείς, οι πιο όμορφες ιστορίες της παγκόσμιας λογοτεχνίας. Ανακαλύψτε ξανά τα Αριστουργήματα της Παγκόσμιας Λογοτεχνίας. Ταυτόχρονα, γνωρίστε την Εποχή στην οποία γράφτηκαν, με τα σχόλια και την πλούσια εικονογράφηση που συνοδεύουν το πλήρες κείμενο του πρωτοτύπου. Η φαντασία ενός σπουδαίου εικονογράφου: Ο Τζέιμς Πρινιέ ζωντάνεψε με το πενάκι του την καθημερινή ζωή των ηρωίδων και της μητέρας τους στην περίοδο του Αμερικανικού Εμφυλίου. Μια σπουδαία καινοτομία: Το γνήσιο εικονογραφικό υλικό και οι συνοδευτικές λεζάντες προσδίδουν στις "Μικρές κυρίες" αξία ντοκουμέντου. Μια πρωτότυπη προσέγγιση, μια αξεπέραστη περιπέτεια.
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Four different sisters learn to overcome their faults. They learn about love. (marcusbrutus)
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