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An Old Fashioned Girl

An Old Fashioned Girl

Alcott, Louisa May

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Classic FictionGeneral Fiction

ISBN10: 1417918055
ISBN13: 9781417918058
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 1 2005
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An Old Fashioned Girl is a novel written by Louisa May Alcott, the author of the classic Little Women. The story follows the life of Polly Milton, a country girl who goes to Boston to visit her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw. Polly is initially overwhelmed by the fashionable and extravagant lifestyle of the Shaw family, but she soon wins their hearts with her simple and honest ways. As Polly spends more time with the Shaws, she begins to influence them in positive ways, teaching them the value of hard work, kindness, and humility. Along the way, she also falls in love with Fanny's brother, Tom. However, their relationship is complicated by social expectations and the disapproval of Tom's father. Through it all, Polly remains true to her old-fashioned values and ultimately finds happiness and success in her own way. An Old Fashioned Girl is a heartwarming tale of friendship, love, and the power of staying true to oneself.1897. Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, is universally recognized as the greatest and most popular story teller for children in her generation. She has known the way to the hearts of young people, not only in her own class, or even country, but in every condition of life, and in many foreign lands. An Old-Fashioned Girl is about Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston and how she helps them to build a new life when they fall upon hard times and in turn learns the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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