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1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT

1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT
1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT

1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT    1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT

MEG, JO, BETH AND AMY. T his sale is for an original 1880 edition of the American classic " LITTLE WOMEN; OR, MEG, JO, BETH, AND AMY " by Louisa May Alcott. YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!

LITTLE WOMEN is a novel originally published on September 30, 1868 concerning the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.

First published in two parts, Part I of LITTLE WOMEN appeared in October 1868 and was followed by Part II in 1 869. THIS VOLUME COMBINES BOTH PART 1 & 2. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Little Women is the story of The Marches, a family used to hard toil and suffering. Although Father March is away with the Union armies, the sisters Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth keep in high spirits with their mother, affectionately named Marmee. Their friendly gift of a Christmas holiday breakfast to a neighboring family is an act of generosity rewarded with wealthy Mr. Laurence's gift of a surprise Christmas feast.

However, despite their efforts to be good, the girls show faults: the pretty Meg becomes discontented with the children she teaches; boyish Jo loses her temper regularly; while the golden-haired schoolgirl Amy is inclined towards affectation. However, Beth, who keeps the house is always kind and gentle. The novel tells of their progress into young womanhood with the additional strains of romance. This is the story of their growing maturity and wisdom and the search for the contentedness of family life. Part two, or Part Second, also known as Good Wives, followed the March sisters into adulthood and their respective marriages.

The critical reception of PART I was overwhelmingly positive; critics soon began calling the new novel a classic. Readers clamored for a second volume that would bring about a marriage between the main character Jo, and her childhood friend, Laurie.

Alcott received many letters and even visitors at her Concord home, asking for a sequel. In response to this demand, Alcott wrote a second part, entitled Good Wives, which was published in 1869. The second part picks up three years after the events in the last chapter of the first part ("Aunt March Settles The Question"). Both parts were eventually called. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. While resisting the popular demand to see Jo and Laurie wed, Alcott did write marriages for three of the March sisters. In 1880, the two parts were combined into one volume, and have been published as such in the United States ever since. It has become a much loved classic tale and many of the trials of the sisters are all too relevant today as evidenced by its continued following.

"Little Women" is one of the best loved books of all time. What you will particularly appreciate about this edition is the 200+ ILLUSTRATIONS! From artist and illustrator FRANK T. He was born in Boston, Mass.

He further illustrated editions of works for Twain, Hale, Longfellow, Reade, Shelley and Keats, Dumas, George Eliot, and others. I personally love his artistic use of VICTORIAN CHARM depicted in these lovely drawings they are expressed beautifully. Published in 1880, this book is in GOOD CONDITION! For its age; especially to be 139 YEARS OLD!

And tightly bound with no stray in text markings. The title page is heavily foxed but the rest is neat and clean. It measures 7 X 8 1/4 and is complete with all 289 pages. Please see our other books too! The item "1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT" is in sale since Wednesday, June 5, 2019. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "rebel_soldier" and is located in Cameron, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Year Printed: 1880
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Topic: Classics
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Region: Europe
  • Author: Louisa May Alcott
  • Subject: Literature & Fiction
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: WALTER SCOTT
  • Place of Publication: LONDON
  • Special Attributes: Military & War

1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT    1880 LITTLE WOMEN Civil War Victorian Book RARE Antique Doll Slavery vtg ALCOTT