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Written in 1849, when Louisa May Alcott was just seventeen years old, this is a captivating tale of Edith Adelon, an impoverished Italian orphan who innocently wields the charms of virtue, beauty, and loyalty to win her true birthright. Her inheritance, nothing less than the English estate on which she is a paid companion, is a secret locked in a long-lost letter. But Edith is loath to claim it _ for more important to her by far is the respect and affection of her wealthy patrons, and the love of a newfound friend, the kind and noble Lord Percy. This novel is Alcott writing under the influence of the gothic romances and sentimental novels of her day. The introduction considers early literary influences in the light of Alcott's mature style
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Edith Adelon is an impoverished Italian orphan who innocently wields the charms of virtue, beauty and loyalty to win her birthright. Her inheritance, nothing less than the English estate on which she is a paid companion, is a secret locked in a long-lost letter - but Edith is loath to claim it.
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Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) is most known for her charming and immensely popular story for children 'Little Women', an account of her own early life in New England. A great friend of Emerson, Thoreau and Theodore Parker.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0140436669
- ISBN 13 9780140436662
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