Louisa May Alcott

Known for her beloved children's classics, Louisa May Alcott's true zeal was for writing sensational literature, which she chose to have published anonymously or under a pseudonym. Her favorite of these works was A Modern Mephistopheles. This chilling tale of greed, lust, and deception opens on a midwinter night when Felix Canaris, a despairing writer about to take his own life, is saved by a knock at the door. The mysterious visitor, a Jasper Helwyze,...

Louisa May Alcott, born on November 29, 1832, was a 19th century American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May Alcott and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Nevertheless, her family suffered severe...

An adapted and illustrated edition of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, at an easy-to-read level for all ages! 'Happiness doesn't come from money,' said Mrs March. 'I'd rather see my girls happy and married to poor men, than unhappy and married to rich men.' The March sisters are living through tough times. Their father is off at war, money is scarce and the eldest sisters must work to support their mother. Their poverty creates hardship to be overcome....

What did it mean to be a woman one hundred years ago? These beloved novels offer three dramatically different, but universally recognizable, experiences. Whether it is the drama of sisterhood, the trials and tribulations of romantic encounters, or the struggles of being a writer in a male world, each story holds just as much resonance for the female experience as they did on first publication. This collection includes: • Little Women by Louisa...

Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.

"Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are having a really tough year: Not only is their father overseas with the military and their mother working overtime to make ends meet, but each girl is struggling with her own unique problems. Whether it's school woes, health issues, boy troubles or simply feeling lost, the March sisters all need the same thing: support from each other. By coming together -- and sharing lots of laughs and tears -- these four young women find...

This sparkling sequel to the beloved Little Women follows the grown-up and married Jo, mistress of Plumfield, a school for boys (and a few girls, too). The fun begins with a new arrival, Nat Blake; it is through his eyes that we first meet Plumfield's lively residents and experience the cheerful confusion that reigns in the welcoming home. Fans of the first book will happily greet these wonderful characters...and renew their acquaintance with such...

I committed a crime, it is true, a mad crime, but are not insane jealousy, passionate love, betrayed and lost, and the terrible pain I endure, enough to make anyone commit a crime without actually being a criminal? Guy de Maupassant A lover's most unlikely jealousy, a mother's patient wait for revenge, a young actress driven to destruction by a cruel husband, a story of jilted love and murder in a London lodging house, and a confrontation that brings...

Descubre una magnífica biblioteca en un solo libro con '100 Clásicos de la Literatura'. Esta recopilación es un tesoro sin igual de historias emblemáticas, enriquecidas con personajes memorables y tramas que han marcado épocas. De las plumas de autores como Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur Conan Doyle, hasta Victor Hugo, esta colección incluye obras de renombre como 'Mujercitas', 'Orgullo y Prejuicio', 'El Sabueso...