Showing results by author "Louisa Alcott" in All Categories

Quando gli ospiti di un ricco pic-nic organizzato per l'alta società si lamentano di essere annoiati, un dottore, anch'egli parte del gruppo, offre a tutti delle caramelle alla cannabis molto forti con la promessa di un divertimento smisurato. In realtà il suo obbiettivo è quello di stordire gli uomini e potersi approfittare delle ragazze presenti, una su tutte la dolce Belle.

Dopo una spedizione in Egitto con il suo collega Professor Niles, Paul Forsyth torna dalla sua fidanzata Evelyn con una misteriosa scatola di semi scarlatti. La avverte che la storia della loro origine la perseguiterà, ma l'ingenua curiosità della ragazza prevale, e Forsyth inizia suo malgrado a raccontare. Non sa che è già troppo tardi e che forze oscure sono all'opera per portare a termine una terribile maledizione.

Ambientato in Inghilterra durante l'età vittoriana, questo thriller psicologico ricco di suspense racconta le vicissitudini della ricca famiglia Coventry in seguito all'arrivo di una giovane donna di nome Jean Muir, assunta come istitutrice della sedicenne Bella. Jean si mostra come una ragazza dall'aria ingenua e gentile, ma allo stesso tempo porta con sé un'aura di mistero che attira da subito la curiosità dei giovani rampolli di casa e insospettisce gli osservatori più attenti.

Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the book over several months at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy - and details their passage from childhood to womanhood. It is loosely based on the lives of the author and her three sisters.

"Юность Розы" - повесть Луизы Мэй Олкотт, знаменитой американской писательницы, автора романа "Маленькие женщины", жанр детская литература, зарубежная классика.

B.J. Harrison reads Louisa May Alcotts famous novella "Behind a Mask", which is widely considered to be Alcotts masterpiece in sensation fiction. A wealthy Victorian-era family recruits Jean Muir as sixteen-year-old Bellas governess. But soon enough, Jean Muir appears to have everyone under her spell, and to have the power to do everything as she pleases. This novella from the late 19th century was initially published under Louisa May Alcotts pseudonym A. M. Barnard...

As the curtain falls on the March family's tale, we revisit the Plumfield clan 10 years later, all grown up and finding their way through life's adventures and misadventures.

This is a series of vignettes by Louisa May Alcott that illustrate the idea by Sir Philip Sidney that "They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts." The reader is introduced to several young women who discover great satisfaction when they do what each can do and still have a renewed desire to be of more assistance while also witnessing the more somber parts of life. In "Pansies" Mrs. Warburton assures others that "hearts don't break if they know where to go for strength."

Under the Lilacs is a tale of friendship and adventure from celebrated author Louisa May Alcott. When sisters Bab and Betty Moss decide to have a tea party one spring morning, little did they know a strange and talented dog and a bedraggled circus run-away would come into their lives. Ben Brown is believed to be orphaned. With no family to return to, the girl's kind neighbour, Miss Celia, takes Ben under her care, where he learns the true meaning of friendship, home and family.FEAT DESC

L’action se déroule aux États-Unis, pendant la guerre de Sécession. En l’absence de leur père Robert, pasteur nordiste engagé comme aumônier dans le conflit, quatre jeunes sœurs issues de la classe moyenne de la société font face aux difficultés de la vie quotidienne en ce temps de guerre : la raisonnable Margaret (surnommée Meg), l'intrépide Joséphine (surnommée Jo), la charitable Élisabeth (surnommée Beth) et l'orgueilleuse Amy.

Are you a poetry lover? Are you a true romantic at heart? Then, this Female Romantic Poetry Anthology with Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Dorothy Wordsworth (Romanticism and Women Poets Collection) is for you! The poems are read in a slow cadence and would be suitable for relaxation, bedtime, sleep, or ASMR. Let your love of poetry comes to life with these beautiful poems!

Dans une petite ville du Massachusetts, durant la guerre de Sécession, une famille modeste, quatre jeunes sœurs et leur mère, guette avec inquiétude chaque lettre du père parti au front. Mais rien ne peut arrêter la jeunesse, et la vie continue à façonner les destinées de Meg, l'aînée pragmatique, Jo, la romancière en herbe féministe avant l'heure, la douce Beth à la santé fragile et la frivole Amy.

A relevant work as we try to find light in these challenging times, famed author of Little Women (1868) Louisa May Alcott wrote this collection of fairy tales for her childhood friend, Ellen Emerson. Flower Fables was, in fact, her very first publication.

Под сиренями - повесть Луизы Мэй Олкотт, знаменитой американской писательницы, автора романа "Маленькие женщины", жанр детская литература, зарубежная классика.

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was a novelist, short story writer and poet. The novel Little Women (1868) remains a beloved classic of children’s literature today. Loosely based on the lives of the author and her three sisters, the narrative follows the lives of the four March sisters, chronicling their passage from childhood to womanhood. "Cousin Tribulation's Story" is a short story about a family who wake up on Christmas morning to a sumptuous breakfast. Then they hear of an immigrant family with a sick mother who have nothing to eat.

Роза и семь братьев - повесть Луизы Мэй Олкотт, знаменитой американской писательницы, автора романа Маленькие женщины, жанр детская литература, зарубежная классика. Тринадцатилетняя Розы Кэмпбелл теряет родителей и попадает в многочисленную семью своих родственников.

Продолжение историй о "Маленьких женщинах" и "Хороших женах". Одна из сестер Марч, писательница Джо, выходит замуж за профессора Фридриха Баэра. Они решают открыть частную школу для мальчиков. В ней царят довольно вольные правила поведения, однако воспитанники - такие разные по характеру и взглядам на жизнь....

La pequeña Betty es una niña risueña y cariñosa que vive en el bosque en una vieja cabaña con su padre y su vaca Daisy, y todas las aves del bosque son sus amigas. La gente del reino cree que es un duende por su aspecto, y porque siempre se esconde cuando ve llegar a desconocidos. Un día se entera por unos pajaritos de que la princesa que vive en el palacio cercano quiere conocer al famoso duende, y Betty decide que en esta ocasión no huirá. Pronto ambas niñas entablan una amistad que cambiará sus vidas para siempre.

Louisa May Alcott nació en Germantown, Pensilvania, USA, el 29 de noviembre de 1832.

The short story, "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" by Louisa May Alcott first appeared in the collection Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag. Set in New Hampshire in the 1800s, it is a simple, yet charming story of a family Thanksgiving in an earlier, more innocent time. When their parents are called away to visit a sick relative, the girls try to put together a Thanksgiving dinner all on their own. Of course a few things go wrong, as this is the first time the children cook such a big dinner, but ultimately, all turns out well, and there’s much to be thankful for.