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Title: Eight Cousins, Or, the Aunt-Hill by Louisa May Alcott ISBN: 0-316-03779-6 Publisher: Little Brown & Co Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Bachelor Uncle to the Rescue
Comment: Rose is a sad little girl. Orphaned at the tender age of 13, she has been in the hands of several well-meaning but misguided aunts, all of whom are stifling her with their good intentions.
When Uncle Alec finally arrives on the scene, he vows to undue the damage done by the aunts. To that end, he demands one year to do with Rose as he will. If, at the end of that time, the results are not satisfactory to all, he will again concede control to the females.
Touching and sweet, most little girls will enjoy this book. I read it over and over as a child, and never tired of the antics of Rose's 7 boy cousins as they tried to please, entertain, and earn her favor. Reading it over again as an adult, I'd say there's nothing in this book to worry a parent. It's a good, wholesome story, and some of the lessons found inside it's pages still apply today.
Rating: 5
Summary: You'll fall in love with the characters as if you knew them.
Comment: Rose Campbell is orphaned at age 13. She is left to her Uncle Alec, a kind man who is ahead of his time in thinking. She meets her seven cousins, all of whom are boys, and immediately becomes their queen. She has I beleive six aunts, each with its own individual character. When she arrives at "Aunt Hill" as the place is called due to all the aunts, she is a very pale, thin, and unhappy thing. Her uncle, Dr. Alec, tries an experiment for one year to get her healthy and happy. Some of the things he does would be shocking to that day and age, such as encouraging a girl, almost fourteen, to run, shout, and be strong! The very idea scandalous! The little chamber maid, Phebe, who herself is only a few years older than Rose, helps her to learn to be good, strong, and be merry in the face of unhappiness. The book is full of old morals which I enjoyed immensely. The old grammar and beleifs will surprise and amuse you. I recommend this book to people who like history, love a good novel rather than that sensation trash, or would just like to fall in love with the characters.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Classic Growing up by none other than Louisa May Alcott!
Comment: I had to read an audio book for a school project, and i chose "Eight Cousins". It is about Rose Campbell, her rowdy seven boy cousins, and her many aunts and uncles! Her guardian, doctor, and uncle, Alec, is trying to restore the rosiness in Rose's yellow cheeks. He prescribes many odd diganoses that amazingly work. Rose changes from a frail child to a warm, caring, and hearty young woman. I'm sure many other readers will laugh and cry as the touching chapters of any Alcott book are turned--I know i did! But I'd recommened this book for girls, of any age, instead of boys!
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Title: Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott ISBN: 0140374515 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott ISBN: 0140374493 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott ISBN: 0553214497 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Little Men by Louisa May Alcott ISBN: 0451522753 Publisher: Signet Classics Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Under the Lilacs : From the Original Publisher by Louisa May Alcott ISBN: 0316030872 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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