An Old-Fashioned Girl (Puffin Classics) - Softcover

Alcott, Louisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140374493 ISBN 13: 9780140374490

Publisher: Puffin Classics, 1997

Synopsis

Another coming-of-age novel from the author of beloved favorite Little Women Polly Milton never questions the way she is--until she goes to visit her cousins in the city. Her cousin Fanny looks too glamorous to be Polly's age, and wouldn't be caught dead playing in the snow. Will Polly ever learn to be like the other girls? And does she even want to? Sometimes being old-fashioned is right in style. A timeless story by the author of Little Women.

About this title

About the Author:

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. 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.

Synopsis:

Polly never questioned the way she was, until she went to visit her city cousins, the wealthy Shaw family. Years later, she is living in the city, supporting herself by giving music lessons. When she learns that the Shaws are facing poverty, she is more than eager to help, but what can she do?

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Classics
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140374493
• ISBN 13: 9780140374490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368