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Little Men Kindle Edition

by Louisa May Alcott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The beloved characters of Louisa May Alcott’s classic tale, Little Women, return in Little Men, where we find Jo and her husband Professor Bhaer running a boys’ school. Plumfield, a place of learning, friendship and camaraderie, and also good-hearted mischief, is home to a bevy of rambunctious boys. Through scrapes and bruises, temporary expulsions and the challenges of young love, Jo’s students manage what they never thought possible: growing up to be real little men.

Little Men is considered the unofficial sequel to Louisa May Alcott’s beloved work, Little Women. It has been adapted twice for film and once for television.

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Grade 5 Up Louisa May Alcott's charming, although now somewhat dated, companion piece to the perennially popular Little Women highlights the life of the wildest of the March sisters, Jo, now married to her professor, and presiding as the harried but happy mistress over the Plumfield Estate School home to a small group of needy boys, relatives, and sons whose mischievous antics and emotional upheavals provide ample opportunities for Alcott to share her personal philosophy about learning and life. Filled with pathos and humor as well as insights into the mysterious world of childhood, Little Men entertains and educates in equal measure. Justine Eyre's narration slowly lulls listeners back in time to a far gentler and kinder world in which all children are cherished and nurtured to become their very best selves, providing a perfect selection for family listening pleasure. Also included is a PDF ebook featuring autiomatic startup, a table of contents, and keyword search. Cindy Lombardo, Cleveland Public Library, OH
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Louisa May Alcott (1832–88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. Out of her experiences she wrote Hospital Sketches (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel, Moods. She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B3T87IE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperPerennial Classics (February 12, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1293 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 331 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B08L7ZC68P

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- #175 in Classic Coming of Age Fiction
- #642 in Classic American Fiction
- #1,018 in Classic Historical Fiction

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Louisa May Alcott was both an abolitionist and a feminist. She is best known for Little Women (1868), a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott, unlike Jo, never married: "... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man." She was an advocate of women's suffrage and was the first woman to register to vote in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Classic

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023

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Reread only to be reread again and again and again at later times. And definitely shared with my lovely grandchildren.

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Mary A Fanelli

A treat, if you liked Little Women

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2014

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I read Little Women over and over when I was a youngster and never knew there were lots of other books by Alcott! So it was with pleasure I found this and others on the Kindle, and free no less, well into middle age.

Before I say more, I want the reader to keep in mind the dates and setting of these books. Younger kids (tweens these days) might find the books naive and perhaps boring and stiff. But families stayed close, entertainment WAS spending time with your family and friends; sewing and needlework, painting, reading aloud, teaching the youngsters,playing games etc were what people did in the evenings, and without benefit of electric lights most people rose early and took themselves off to bed not long after the sun went down. Cooking etc and shopping were chores and not something done for pleasure by most folks. Visiting, attending church and civic functions and entertaining visitors were simple but important aspects of life. Time was slower because it was impossible to do anything fast!

Caste was very important. Try to look at these books as a slice of life in the era not long after reconstruction, important in history as well as literature.

The adventures of Jo in LW were warm and funny, and she as a character has a long legacy from Mary in The Secret Garden to Francie in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, all the way to Bella in Twilight.

Now we have Jo several years later, married and matronly, all grown up into a gentlewoman with children of her own, and a school for boys. And a few little girls.

Her sisters and their families show up from time to time, but the focus is on Mother Jo and her dozen or so boys as well as varied friends and neighbors, and extended family. Alcott manages to get into children's heads, how their little personalities manifest themselves, and the comical yet tender things they do.

Jo and her husband have a lot on their hands yet manage to fill their house and school with love and acceptance, guiding the children with a firm but loving hand. Jo often remembers her own youth and how headstrong and willful she was which helps her to help even the toughest little man.

The stories are fun and gently amusing. The characters are fleshed out and she avoids being preachy or overly dramatic, in comparison with the likes of Elsie Dinsmore, another popular series of the time.

As I say, children might find these books tame and slow, but by reading these books to children they will learn life lessons that still apply and always will. Adults will find in these books a haven of peace from our hectic and overbooked lives.

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"Story" 5 stars, "Mint Editions" 3 stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023

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The story, "Little Men" is a touching, inspiring story you won't soon forget and Louisa May Alcott is an absolute treasure. This book is definitely worth the read and if I'm honest, I think I liked it slightly more than even "Little Women." That said however, the publisher, "Mint Editions" fell a bit short. I cannot even count the number of misspelled words that were scattered throughout the book or just wrong words used altogether. For example, "am" would be "an," "came" would be "cam," etc., etc. Do they not have an editor??? This hardcover edition is rather simple and plain for a collector anyway but regardless of that, it loses so much more integrity, in my opinion, when the time isn't even taken to make sure the story is as-it -should-be. Just very sloppy. If you don't care about all that however, the story makes it worth it.

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Sue O

Beautiful novel, beautiful edition!

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023

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Wholesome, delightful classic for all ages. I love this Seawolf Press edition. I first loved it with Little Women. Both Little Women and Little Men are good. I think some one who did not like Little Women might still like Little Men. Little Men teaches good lessons for boys and girls alike. Very entertaining.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2023

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I had not read this as a youth and thoroughly enjoyed reading/listening to it now. I recommend it to both young and old, very entertaining.

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2015

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When I was in school we did not have a required reading list. So I am trying to read classics, contemporary and others that interest me. So I read Little Women a few months ago. Then found out it was a series of 4. So I read Good Wives and now Little Men. I had a little bit of trouble with Little Women. Yet each book has gotten easier to read. Little Men was such a wonderful book. I cried though the whole thing. Then Louisa May Alcott threw a surprise at me that I did not see coming. She really had a way of telling a story. I am so glad I am taking this journey of discovery in books. Little Men moves much faster than the first two books. I can not wait to read Jo's Boys, the last in the Little Women Series. Please take the time to read this series, it is well worth the time. It is about the love of family, friends and learning.

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Randy

Not a Nice Edition - Some Kind of Print-on-Demand Copy

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2023

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What I received was some kind of on-demand printout. It does not look or feel like a published book. The paper is inexpensive, the indentations are very strange, there are no page numbers, some of the characters didn’t render correctly. This is serviceable, but it is like something a university print shop would produce for a lit course if no edition was available. Perhaps it is a printout of the Kindle version?

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B. Marshall

It Lives Again

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2012

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I am 76 years old and reading is a passion. Since the Kindle I have enjoyed numerous books for free. i grew up on Little Women. Have loved that story in print and in movies for as long as I can remember. June Allyson will always be Jo in my mind and heart. It dawned on me as i was looking through titles that I do not remember Little Men. In fact, for one who grew up reading, and loving it, i do not remember ever reading Little Men. So since it cost me nothing, i decided to download it and give it a try. I was transported back in time to a kinder, gentler, era where characters became family once again and stories became new and at the same time familiar. I still don't know if I ever read Little Men growing up but I lost myself in it at this age. Louisa Mae Alcott lived again in my heart and in my head. If I am lucky enough to celebrate an 80th birthday, I plan on reading it again.

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Suffiyan Ahmed

Good morals

Reviewed in India on November 24, 2023

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Very nice novel

Beatrice Berger

nicht perfekt, aber lesenswert

Reviewed in Germany on July 22, 2013

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Es gibt gute Gründe dafür, dass der dritte Band der Tretalogie um Familie March erheblich weniger bekannt ist als der erste und auch noch als der zweite. Lesenswert ist er auf jeden Fall trotzdem.
Jo March hat, wie sich der Leser sicher erinnern wird, von der verstorbenen Tante Plumfield geerbt und es zusammen mit Ehemann Friedrich zu einer Schule für Jungen umgestaltet. Zusätzlich zu Rob und Teddy, ihren beiden eigenen Söhnen, dem Neffen ihres Ehemannes und ungefähr zwölf Schülern leben noch Megs Kinder Demi und Daisy bei Jo, während ihre Mutter mit der neugeborenen Tocher Josie beschäftigt ist. Die Geschichte setzt ein, als der musikalisch sehr begabte Nat nach Plumfield kommt, der dann ziemlich auf eigene Faust den Strassenjungen Dan mit sich bringt. Irgendwann kommt auch noch die ungestüme Nan dazu, die Jo in gewisser Weise an sie selbst erinnert...

Während die ersten Kapitel weitgehend darauf abzielen, ein pädagogisches Konzept zu erläutern (wobei die Erläuterung interessant aufbereitet ist, wenn ich auch das Konzept für ein klein wenig illusionär halte), wird die Geschichte auf ganz erstaunliche Weise blutleer, sobald sie in der Welt der Mädchen spielt: die längliche Schilderung von Daisys Kochversuchen ist genauso spannungsarm wie das Kapitel über den Besuch der Tochter von Laurie und Amy. Ganz stark sind dafür die Kapitel mit Dan, atemberaubend das mit Tommys abhandengekommenen Dollar. Silas' unglaublich eindringliche Erzählung seiner Erlebnisse im Bürgerkrieg möchte ich auch nicht missen. Aufgrund der Erzählperspektive etwas sehr knapp sind die Ereignisse im Leben der Familie Brooke geschildert, und auch von den anderen Marchs hätte ich lieber meher erfahren.

Inwieweit deutsche Ausgaben dieses Bandes ebenso heftig gekürzt und bearbeitet sind wie die Ausgaben der ersten beiden Bände, kann ich hier nicht beurteilen. Es gibt zwar deutsche Ausgaben, es ist mir aber noch nicht gelungen, eine davon in die Finger zu bekommen.

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Maya

Couldn't match upto my expectations

Reviewed in India on March 23, 2020

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This book is not at all bad, so don't feel discouraged by the title of my review. After reading Little Women, I was entranced by Louisa May Alcott's narrtive, descriptions and simple lucid language - all enclosing a heart-warming story in their midst.
So, with high hopes, I began reading this sequel. As good as this book was, it was not at all half of what the first book was. This book is of the drama and children's fiction genres and will lift your spirits and brighten your day. In short, this book entails the lives of Jo and Mr Bhaer, and about their school. The students are upto all kinds of mischief and pranks, come from different backgrounds and society, and their ingenious ways to cope with the troubles and ups and downs in life will provide with a new optimistic perspective towards life and the world. It reminds you of your own childhood and makes you laugh aloud as you remember your own bittersweet tricks and memories.
This touching sweet story will not prove to be a waste of time and energy. It is quite an engrossing story if you look at it alone in retrospect. But match it with the last one, not even close! However, it's a good and entertaining read.

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jean

little men

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2013

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This is a book for people who like an old fashioned view of things, very moral and upright in speech and in content, I liked it, but found that it would be impossible to live up to the moral expectations and therefore found it a little far fetched, although I do believe that there are people who have reached a place in God who have reached a level of denying themselves. I liked the sentiment of the book and wish we could all live up to the moral 'preaching' of the book, but I do believe that this book is not for everyone.

Jean

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