I first read this book when I was seven. Playing Grandmother of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott. Longwood. An Old-Fashioned Girl book. For the finished product, however, Alcott continued the story from the chapter 'Six Years Afterwards' and so it ended up with nineteen chapters in all. “. One day, the girl, tired of the luxury and pretense of her life, visited her aunt, with the simple, pleasant little cottage, and the real sure enough garden and the wholesome country comforts. Idleness leads to “listlessness,” meanness, and possibly a depressed-like state. Through An Old-Fashioned girl, Louisa May Alcott adamantly declares that people without something substantial and meaningful to do will not be happy. I just simply love the story here: a modest, earnest and thoroughly good-hearted Polly is such an interesting protagonist and I love her ideals in life and how she lives by them. Authors: 267, Books: 3,607, Poems & Short Stories: 4,435, Forum Members: 71,154, Forum Posts: 1,238,602, Quizzes: 344. Ignore the character of Grandma, through whom Alcott voices most of her morals, and concentrate on Polly and Tom, and even the most cantankerous reader would surely, if grudgingly, admit that this book isn't half bad. "What's the matter, deary?" Übersetzen Sie alle Bewertungen auf Deutsch, Lieferung verfolgen oder Bestellung anzeigen, Recycling (einschließlich Entsorgung von Elektro- & Elektronikaltgeräten). My daughter had this on her reading list for school. Discuss with other readers. This list has over pretty vintage girl names and no that doesn’t always mean old lady names (okay maybe some old lady chic ones). Katelynn Deal. Publication date 2009-04-08 Usage Public Domain Topics fiction, teen, young-adult, alcott, audiobook, librivox. This book is a wonderful classic by Louisa May Alcott and read masterfully by Jennette Selig! While she's there, Polly realizes that she is quite old-fashioned, but she doesn't mind very much. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. I agree with the prior two reviewers - excellent book and a great reader. An Old-Fashioned Girl is about 14-year-old girl Polly Milton who goes to live with her wealthy cousins in the city for a month. cried the little girl, running to hug her. She was the second of four daughters born to Bronson and Abigail “Abba” Alcott.She had an older sister named Anna, and two younger sisters: Elizabeth and May. "An Old-Fashioned Girl" revolves around Polly Milton", the old-fashioned girl who titles the story. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott. Pages. Oktober 2011, arrived on time and in good condition,there will many hours enjoyable reading for her to come. . Früher hätte ich 5 Sterne gegeben. When country girl Polly Milton comes to visit her friend Fanny Shaw, city life isn’t all she had hoped it would be. "An Old-Fashioned Girl" is filled with humourous incidents, the number of which increases as one grows older. Looking for some beautiful old fashioned girl names? The original book of An Old-Fashioned Girl was only six chapters long, but Louisa May Alcott's fans begged for a sequel after reading this charming little story. There are many reasons why, but I shall just mention the biggest ones. She'd Rather Stay In On A Saturday Night. I first read this book when I was seven. By. Los Angeles Times 19 July 1948: 15. Eartha Kitt - Just An Old Fashioned Girl (Live Kaskad 1962) An Old-Fashioned Girl Language: English: LoC Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres: LoC Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature: Subject: City and town life -- Fiction Subject: New England -- Fiction Subject: Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject: Boston (Mass.) Polly ’ s age, and wouldn ’ t be caught dead playing in the Merry 's Museum magazine July... 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