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Duke Classics
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English
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Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to "Little Men" is commonly considered to be the last novel in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women series. It takes place ten years after Little Men and follows the children from that book into adulthood. Out in the world they deal with love, ambition, and the snobbery of society.
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Dotdash Meredith
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English
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That the newest film adaptation of Little Women got six 2020 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress, seems in keeping with this beloved story. Ever since it was published more than 150 years ago, Louisa May Alcott's classic novel about the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, has been revered and adored for its portrait of American life, its depiction of growing from adolescence into maturity, its exploration of the
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The March sisters are among the most beloved characters in children's literature, and Good Wives. As Meg marries John, Jo is faced with a romantic dilemma of her own, Amy travels to Europe, and Beth becomes increasingly ill. In this sensitive and lively novel, Alcott - 'the Thackeray, the Trollope, of the nursery and the schoolroom', as Henry James called her - is on sparkling form.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 11
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English
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Jo and Aunt March take a walk together and visit the harbor. There Aunt March reminisces, telling Jo her wonderful memories -- and the sorrow she has endured.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 4
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English
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Amy and her sisters shelter John under the floor, while Rebel soldiers search for him unsuccessfully. Mother sees him off on his dangerous trip north to safety, supplying him with food and money for the journey. Then the battle begins in earnest.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 3
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English
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The Rebel forces arrive and take control of the town. While looking for a wooden box for the kitten Milky Ann, Jo discovers a runaway slave hiding in the storage shed. His name is John, and he has escaped from the Southern army.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 5
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English
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As the battle becomes more violent, people flee from the town. The March family is finally forced to leave their home.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 1
Language
English
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The March family, mother and four daughters, make the best of life as their father fights with the Union Army. After a year, the wounded father returns and the family rejoices. But their family picnic takes an ominous turn when he sights enemy scouts.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 7
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English
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The family arrives safely in Newcord, but Aunt March fails to meet them. When they arrive at her house, they interrupt her afternoon nap, putting her in an ill humor. Instead of a happy family reunion, they must suffer her biting criticisms.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 2
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English
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As the Rebel army advances toward the March family's hometown, father returns to the war. On the way home from church in a heavy rainstorm, Beth finds a stray kitten suffering from the weather, and nurses it back to health.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 12
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English
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The March children are determined to find a new house, but discover that it is not as easy as they had imagined. Jo and Amy go out in a carriage to look without success.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 6
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English
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Amy and her family spend the night on a small hill. Next morning, they return to their house only to find it burned and destroyed. They must move north to stay with Aunt March in New England.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 8
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English
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Amy and her family must stay with Aunt March until they find a new home of their own. While Mother goes house hunting, the girls help with the housework. It is a busy day!
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Tales Of Little Women volume 10
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English
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Anthony, the newspaperman, reports his impressions of Jo's novel. What he really wants, however, is to hear her experiences of the war. He admires Jo, because she speaks so easily and pleasantly.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 9
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English
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Jo, who has written plays and stories, begins a novel. She wants it to appear as a serial in a newspaper. She meets with the editor of a local newspaper, but is angered by his lack of interest.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 10
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English
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The March sisters receive Bibles from their Mother, and put the lessons they learn into practice right away. When they hear about the poor Hummel family, they give up their Christmas breakfast and spend the morning caring for the family's needs.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 3
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English
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A grandson comes to stay with Mr. Laurence, who lives next door to the March family. The boy is intrigued by laughter coming from the March household. The sound is so distracting he cannot study.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 2
Language
English
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A new term begins, and Amy goes to a nearby school. Her teacher is quite strict and does not allow candy in the classroom. Amy, however, shares forbidden treats with her new friends.
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Tales Of Little Women volume 8
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English
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Jo hasn't seen Laurie for a while, so she throws a snowball at his bedroom window. He appears, and explains he has been sick with a cold for a week. Concerned, Jo pays a cheerful call to inquire about his health.
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