Little Men
life at plumfield with jo's boys
$43.74
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
26 October 1995
Summary
Little Men: A Sequel to Little Women
Just two years after the extraordinarily successful publication of LITTLE WOMEN and GOOD WIVES, Louisa Alcott’s brother-in-law died, leaving two sons. She immediately decided to write a sequel to provide for her sister and nephews, and LITTLE MEN, published in 1871, became a tribute to her father’s theories of education.
The story is set in Plumfield, a school run by Jo and her German husband, Professor Bhaer, and they follow the precepts…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857159400 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857159403 |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS |
| Author: | Louisa May Alcott |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library Children's Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 26 October 1995 |
| Weight: | 631g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 164mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was born on 29 November 1832 in Pennsylvania. Her father was friends with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Thoreau. Alcott started selling stories in order to help provide financial support for her family. Her first book was Flower Fables (1854). She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War and in 1863 she published Hospital Sketches, which was based on her experiences. Little Women was published in 1868 and was based on her life growing up with her three sisters. She followed it with three sequels, Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871) and Jo’s Boys (1886) and she also wrote other books for both children and adults. Louisa May Alcott was an abolitionist and a campaigner for women’s rights. She died on 6 March 1888.
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