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Thank you 🙂 I know that feeling well, I have many of those ‘I really should read this’ books that I never quite get to.

Sorry to have slipped off the face of the earth without warning, I’m hoping I’ll be able to make time for checking in here more often now!I am intrigued by Eight Cousins/Rose in Bloom especially but I’m excited by you saying you like An Old Fashioned Girl better than Little Women – high praise indeed! Louisa May Alcott, daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott, one of Emerson's circle of friends, was born in Philadelphia in 1832. When "Little Women" came to its last chapter Meg was engaged and the other three March girls, Beth, Jo and Amy, were at the threshold of young-womanhood.

Beth and I are going over to Kitty Bryant’s to get more flowers for tomorrow,” added Amy, tying a picturesque hat over her picturesque curls, and enjoying the effect as much as anybody.It was play then but there came a time when I was truly grateful that I not only possessed the will but the power to cook wholesome food for my little girls, and help myself when I could no longer afford to hire help. According to critic Barbara Sicherman, "The crucial first point is that the choice is hers, its quirkiness another sign of her much-prized individuality. I am so glad I read these, and I will remember them fondly; I may even pick up the next book Jo’s Boys.

In his love of jokes, this young gentleman, though nearly through college, was as much of a boy as ever. Alcott readily corresponded with readers who addressed her as "Miss March" or "Jo", and she did not correct them. Little Women felt like such a comforting book, whereas this one is definitely slightly deeper and darker.

More young women started writing stories that had adventurous plots and "stories of individual achievement—traditionally coded male—challenged women's socialization into domesticity. There were no marble-topped tables, long mirrors, or lace curtains in the little parlor, but simple furniture, plenty of books, a fine picture or two, a stand of flowers in the bay window, and, scattered all about, the pretty gifts which came from friendly hands, and were the fairer for the loving messages they brought.

I would definitely recommend this book to classic newbies, as it’s easy to get into, but also for those who like a bit of cheesy gooey goodness. I suppose it would be profanation to eat anything in this spick-and-span new bower, so, as I’m tremendously hungry, I propose an adjournment,” he added presently. Little Women also influenced contemporary European immigrants to the United States who wanted to assimilate into middle-class culture. Perfectly resigned to his discharge, he devoted himself to getting well, preparing for business, and earning a home for Meg.Critic Martha Saxton observes the author was never fully at ease with Amy's moral development and her success in life seemed relatively accidental. You wouldn’t have me let that fine fellow work himself to death, just for the want of a little help, when he is worth a dozen of us lazy chaps, would you?