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Cargando... Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair (1887)por Louisa May Alcott
Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  PhilSyphe | Sep 18, 2014 |   Somewhere between a short story and novella, it belongs in the Garland for Girls catagory but has a little bit more spirit and less of overly sweet Victorian sentimentality. Emily goes to a farm in New Hapmshire to recover following an illness and learns homespun lessons from Becky. It's more deftly handled than I expected, though full of 'learn the charms of hard work' and 'the pure heart of someone who is poor'. However, the ending was clearly of another era and creeped me out a bit; Becky's parting gift includes a braid of her hair. Euew. amyem58 | Jul 3, 2014 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair" is a 1887 children's novel by American author Louisa May Alcott. A charming tale of innocence and friendship set in idyllic countryside, this inspiring book is perfect for children or teenagers and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Alcott's wonderful work. Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel "Little Women", as well as its sequels "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys". She grew up in New England and became associated with numerous notable intellectuals of her time, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry David Thoreau. Other notable works by this author include: "An Old-Fashioned Girl" (1886), "Eight Cousins" (1869), and "A Long Fatal Love Chase" (1875). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Emily is too fragile to do much of anything. Because of this unwanted physical idleness, her mental attitude is somewhat idle too.
Becky is the epitome of a dutiful nineteenth-century maiden, working in the kitchen, doing housework, etc., and she neither complains nor tires of it. These two opposite-natured women become friends.
In short, this is a tale of helping others and being dutiful. Although the message is a positive one, I found the story rather bland on the most part, though it has some good moments here and there. (