An Old-Fashioned Girl
- Downloads
- Under 100
- First published
- 1869
- Pages
- 198
Listen to An Old-Fashioned Girl Audiobook Free
-
Preface/Polly Arrives
30:06 -
New Fashions
28:27 -
Polly's Troubles
26:55 -
Little Things
32:24 -
Scrapes
31:10 -
Grandma
56:04 -
Good-by
30:30 -
Six Years Afterward
34:59 -
Lessons
31:14 -
Brothers and Sisters
38:22 -
Needles and Tongues
32:34 -
Forbidden Fruit
32:58 -
The Sunny Side
34:14 -
Nipped in the Bud
31:51 -
Breakers Ahead
32:40 -
A Dress Parade
22:40 -
Playing Grandmother
37:36 -
The Woman Who Did Not Dare
26:34 -
Tom's Success
22:29
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870) is a public domain work.
The audio edition streams in the page. There is no audio file to download.
About this book
A rainy trip to the station brings Polly Milton into a household where appearances can outweigh consideration. Fanny wants to preserve her hairstyle, while her brother Tom resents being sent alone to meet their visitor. Polly's friendly greeting and thanks begin to soften his reluctance. Louisa May Alcott builds this domestic novel around the small acts that reveal character, placing its friendships and family tensions against nineteenth-century Boston life.
The story later moves forward several years, as Alcott explains in her preface. A scene involving Tom and his younger sister Maud shows how affection can be taken for granted: Maud admires her brother but longs for attention and respect. The comfort she finds at Polly's home gives her an example of everyday care. Written for young readers, the novel offers a study of manners, sibling relationships and the effort needed to make a home welcoming.
About the author
More from this genre
See all- F The First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four LettersThe First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four Letters
- C Chicken Little Jane on the Big JohnChicken Little Jane on the Big John
- E Evangelists of ArtEvangelists of Art
- C The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red HenThe Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen
- J Judy of York HillJudy of York Hill
- T Tom Swift and His Giant TelescopeTom Swift and His Giant Telescope
Books like this one
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- PDF 1.1 MB
- EPUB 282 KB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- Louisa May Alcott
- First published
- 1869
- Reading time
- About 7 hours
- Pages
- 198
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
- Audio read by
- Jennette Selig