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589Louisa M. Alcott's Writings



LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY

Publishers, 254 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MASS.


The Little Women Series

591 The Little Women Series
By LOUISA M. ALCOTT


  1. LITTLE WOMEN; or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    A simple story of the home life of four girls. A portrayal of child life, natural, wholesome, and inspiring. One of the best and most popular children's books ever written.

  2. LITTLE MEN: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    Gives delightful pictures of boy life at old Plumfield, and is brimful of activity, merriment, health, and happiness.

  3. JO'S BOYS, and How They Turned Out

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    This sequel to "Little Men" takes up the story and carries Jo's boys through the home struggles and adventures in the outside world until they are fairly launched on the sea of manhood.

  4. AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    The heroine of this book is shown as a possible improvement upon the girl of the period, who seems sadly ignorant or ashamed of the good old fashions which made women truly beautiful and honored.

  5. EIGHT COUSINS; or, the Aunt-Hill

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    The story of a pretty-faced and sunny-tempered little girl, obliged by the death of her parents to live with her uncle and her aunts, thereby coming in contact with seven cousins—all boys.

  6. ROSE IN BLOOM

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    This sequel to "Eight Cousins" carries on the story of Rose and the cousins, and is full of vivacity, fresh and stirring incident, and brilliant character painting.

  7. UNDER THE LILACS

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    Ben and his dog Sancho run away from a circus and find a home with Bob and Betty in the old house under the lilacs. Told in Miss Alcott's best style.

  8. JACK AND JILL

    Illustrated. 16mo. $1.50.

    A vivid yet natural portrayal of home and school life in a New England village, full of the sympathetic quality which lends such a charm to Miss Alcott's writings. It is a lively and jolly narrative.

the above eight volumes, uniformly bound, in box, $12.00

Uniform with "The Little Women Series."

COMIC TRAGEDIES
Written by "Jo" and "Meg," and acted by the "Little Women," with a Foreword by "Meg." Portraits, etc. 16mo. $1.50.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Her Life, Letters, and Journals. Edited by Ednah D. Cheney. With photogravure portraits, etc. 16mo. $1.50.

Other Alcott Collections.

592 Other Stories by LOUISA M. ALCOTT


  • SPINNING-WHEEL STORIES

    Four volumes of healthy and hearty short stories so told as to fascinate the young people, while inculcating sturdy courage and kindness to the weak in the boys, and in the girls those virtues which fit them for filling a woman's place in the home.

    1. SPINNING-WHEEL STORIES

      With twelve initial illustrations. 16mo. $1.25.

    2. SILVER PITCHERS: and Independence

      16mo. $1.25.

    3. PROVERB STORIES

      16mo. $1.25.

    4. A GARLAND FOR GIRLS

      With illustrations. 16mo. $1.25.

    The above four volumes, uniformly bound in cloth, gilt, in box, $5.00.

  • AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG

    Six books of jolly, readable stories told in Miss Alcott's best style and sure to please young people.

    1. MY BOYS

      Illustrated. 16mo. $1.00.

    2. SHAWL-STRAPS

      Illustrated. Story of a voyage abroad. 16mo. $1.00

    3. CUPID AND CHOW-CHOW

      Illustrated. 16mo. $1.00.

    4. MY GIRLS

      Illustrated. 16mo. $1.00.

    5. JIMMY'S CRUISE IN THE PINAFORE, ETC.

      Illustrated. 16mo. $1.00.

    6. AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING

      Illustrated. 16mo. $1.00.

      The above six volumes, uniformly bound in cloth, gilt, in box, $6.00.

  • LULU'S LIBRARY

    Delightful short stories, many of them founded on incidents from Miss Alcott's life. Told so as to attract children, and all showing the spirit of cheerful accomplishment in the face of discouragements.

    Three volumes. Each, $1.00. The set, uniformly bound in cloth, gilt, in box, $3.00.

  • MISS ALCOTT'S NOVELS
    • HOSPITAL SKETCHES

      and Camp and Fireside Stories. With illustrations. 16mo. $1.50.

    • WORK

      A Story of Experience. Illustrated by Sol Eytinge. 16mo. $1.50.

    • MOODS

      A Novel. 16mo. $1.50.

    • A MODERN MEPHISTOPHELES

      and a Whisper in the Dark. 16mo. $1.50.


The Children's Friend Series.

593 Other Stories by LOUISA M. ALCOTT


A HOLE IN THE WALL.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
An account of a poor boy's admiration for a beautiful garden to which he is invited by a little girl friend. ("How They Camped Out" in same volume.)
MARJORIE'S THREE GIFTS.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
A fairy tale told Marjorie comes true, and there enter into her life three good fairies: Industry, Cheerfulness, and Love. ("Roses and Forget-me-nots" in same volume.)
MAY FLOWERS.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
The experiences of six earnest young girls who try to make the sad lives about them happier. Full of sensible hints as to wisest methods of charity.
A CHRISTMAS DREAM.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
A rather spoiled child gets her first real enjoyment of Christmas by making others happy. ("Baa! Baa!" in same volume.)
THE CANDY COUNTRY
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
A quaint little fable in which the young heroine visits Candy-land and is finally contented to return to Bread-land. ("How They Ran Away" in same volume.)
LITTLE BUTTON ROSE.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
A bright, vivacious child visits her maiden aunts. Her influence on the somewhat narrow characters about her is delightfully described.
POPPIES AND WHEAT.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
Two girls travel through Europe. The frivolous Ethel learns the advantages of culture and simple dignity from her companion.
MOUNTAIN-LAUREL AND MAIDENHAIR.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
The story of a New Hampshire farmer's daughter who is fond of writing verses.
PANSIES AND WATER-LILIES.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
"Pansies" is a story of a girls' discussion of books; "Water-Lilies" a romance by the sea-shore.
THE DOLLS' JOURNEY.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
A droll account of the travels of two dolls. ("Shadow-Children" and "The Moss People" in same volume.)
MORNING GLORIES AND QUEEN ASTOR.
Illustrated. 12mo. 50 cents.
Aunt Wee changes Daisy from a petulant to a cheerful girl by interesting her in the wonderful world of nature which Daisy has never before learned to appreciate justly.
THE LITTLE MEN PLAY.
THE LITTLE WOMEN PLAY.
Adapted from Miss Alcott's famous stories, "Little Men" and "Little Women," by Elizabeth L. Gould.
Illustrated. 12mo. Price 50 cents each.
Two forty-five minute plays of two acts each, for eight or ten little people. They will prove a source of limitless delight.

LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY, Publishers

254 Washington St., Boston, Mass.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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