Les quatre filles du docteur March

"Clear the lulla!" was the general cry on a bright December afternoon, when all the boys and girls of Harmony Village were out enjoying the first good snow of the season. Up and down three long coasts they went as fast as legs and sleds could carry them. One smooth path led into the meadow, and here the little folk congregated; one swept across the pond, where skaters were darting about like water-bugs; and the third, from the very top of the steep hill, ended abruptly at a rail fence on the high bank above the road. There was a group of lads and lasses sitting or leaning on this fence to rest after an exciting race, and, as they reposed, they amused themselves with criticising their mates, still absorbed in this most delightful of out-door sports.

"Here comes Frank Minot, looking as solemn as a judge, " cried one, as a tall fellow of sixteen spun by, with a set look about the mouth and a keen sparkle of the eyes, fixed on the distant goal with a do-or-die expression.

"Here's Molly Loo

And little Boo!"

sang out another; and down came a girl with flying hair, carrying a small boy behind her, so fat that his short legs stuck out from the sides, and his round face looked over her shoulder like a full moon.

"There's Gus Burton; doesn't he go it?" and such a very long boy whizzed by, that it looked almost as if his heels were at the top of the hill when his head was at the bottom!

"Hurrah for Ed Devlin!" and a general shout greeted a sweet-faced lad, with a laugh on his lips, a fine color on his brown cheek, and a gay word for every girl he passed.

Jack and Jill

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." Ruth asks in "Water-lilies" if she can be forgiven her modesty, courage, and faithfulness. Rosamund of "Little Button Rose" declares "you've made my troubles go, can't I make yours?" Finally in "Mountain-Laurel" Becky realizes that she can become a more useful and honored woman by putting the directives of her poetry into her life than by singing for her fame. For the characters of Alcott's Garland, "When everything seemed darkest, good luck came."

A Garland for Girls

Meg, Jo, Beth et Amy sont quatre soeurs qui s'entendent bien. En pleine guerre de Sécession, leur père part sur le front. Alors, tout le monde doit se mettre au travail. Entre Meg la raisonnable, Jo l'impétueuse, Amy la raffinée et Beth la délicate, les discussions sont passionnées et la maison rarement silencieuse.

Les filles du docteur March

Rose a douze ans quand elle devient orpheline. Avant de décéder, son père la confie à son oncle, Alec. Celui-ci étant en Chine, Rose reste un peu de temps chez ses deux tantes. Bien qu'elle se laisse doucement apprivoiser par la vivacité de ses sept cousins, la famille voit que sa tristesse est profonde. Comment faire retrouver la joie de vivre à cette petite fille ? Avec créativité et d'imagination ce récit nous invite à redécouvrir le bonheur de l'enfance.

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), romancière américaine, n'eut pas une enfance facile : très vite, elle et ses soeurs durent travailler à différents métiers afin de subvenir aux besoins de la famille. Même sans fréquenter l'école, elle était fille d'un père philosophe et a été l'apprentie de deux grands penseurs de l'époque : Henry Thoreau et Ralph Waldo. Une fois adulte, elle défend l'émancipation des femmes et l'abolition de l'esclavage. Écrit pour les jeunes filles, son plus grand succès, « Les Quatre Filles du docteur March » (1880), a été adapté au cinéma plusieurs fois, notamment dans la version de 1994 avec Winona Ryder et la version de 2019 avec Saoirse Ronan et Timothée Chalamet.

La Petite Rose, ses six tantes et ses sept cousins

Flower fables was the first work published by Louisa May Alcott and appeared on December 9, 1854. The book was a compilation of fanciful stories first written six years earlier for Ellen Emerson (daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson).

Flower Fables

A sequel to the extremely popular Little Men, Jo's Boys returns to examine the lives of the beloved Plumfield boys, including Tommy, Nat, Dan, Demi, and Emil. Following them through their adult lives, the boys set out upon careers, fall in love, marry, and encounter further trials and difficulties that must be surmounted. Jo's Boys is the last novel by Louisa May Alcott to feature the March sisters and the Plumfield boys, and, along with Little Women and Little Men, makes up the unofficial Little Women series. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Jo's Boys

"I want something to do."

This remark being addressed to the world in general, no one in particular felt it their duty to reply; so I repeated it to the smaller world about me, received the following suggestions, and settled the matter by answering my own inquiry, as people are apt to do when very much in earnest.

"Write a book, " quoth the author of my being.

"Don't know enough, sir. First live, then write."

"Try teaching again, " suggested my mother.

"No thank you, ma'am, ten years of that is enough."

"Take a husband like my Darby, and fulfill your mission, " said sister Joan, home on a visit.

"Can't afford expensive luxuries, Mrs. Coobiddy."

"Turn actress, and immortalize your name, " said sister Vashti, striking an attitude.

"I won't."

"Go nurse the soldiers, " said my young brother, Tom, panting for "the tented field."

"I will!"

Hospital Sketches

A Modern Cinderella is a collection of four short stories by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women. Like her more famous novels, Alcott tells stories of young women interacting with people and events from the late 1800s. A great addition to the Alcott library of stories.

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