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Little Men:  Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys por LouisaMayAlcott
Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys
LouisaMayAlcott
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  • Votos 701
  • Partes 22
Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys, is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1871. The novel reprises characters from Little Women and is considered by some the second book in an unofficial Little Women trilogy, which is completed with Alcott's 1886 novel Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to "Little Men". It tells the story of Jo Bhaer and the children at Plumfield Estate School. It was inspired by the death of Alcott's brother-in-law, which reveals itself in one of the last chapters when a beloved character from Little Women passes away. It has been adapted to a 1934 film, a 1940 film, a 1998 film, a television series, and a Japanese animated television series. Cover by the wonderful @TheTigerWriter.
Romeo and Juliet por WilliamShakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURAS 4,185,623
  • Votos 52,491
  • Partes 27
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Cover done by @zuko_42
Northanger Abbey (1818) por JaneAusten
Northanger Abbey (1818)
JaneAusten
  • LECTURAS 208,696
  • Votos 6,087
  • Partes 32
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. It is Catherine's first visit there. She meets new friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and goes to balls. Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella's brother, the rough-mannered, slovenly John Thorpe, and by her real love interest, Henry Tilney. She also becomes friends with Eleanor Tilney, Henry's younger sister. Henry captivates her with his view on novels and his knowledge of history and the world. General Tilney (Henry and Eleanor's father) invites Catherine to visit their estate, Northanger Abbey, which, from her reading of Ann Radcliffe's Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, she expects to be dark, ancient and full of Gothic horrors and fantastical mystery.
Mansfield Park (1814) por JaneAusten
Mansfield Park (1814)
JaneAusten
  • LECTURAS 221,597
  • Votos 5,545
  • Partes 48
Fanny Price is a young girl from a large and relatively poor family, who is taken from them at age 10 to be raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas, a baronet, and Lady Bertram, of Mansfield Park. She had previously lived with her own parents, Lieut. Price and his wife, Frances (Fanny), Lady Bertram's sister. She is the second child and eldest daughter, with seven siblings born after her. She has a firm attachment to her older brother, William, who at the age of 12 has followed his father into the navy. With so many mouths to feed on a limited income, Fanny's mother is grateful for the opportunity to send Fanny away to live with her fine relatives.
Rose in Bloom por LouisaMayAlcott
Rose in Bloom
LouisaMayAlcott
  • LECTURAS 10,454
  • Votos 366
  • Partes 23
Rose in Bloom, by Louisa May Alcott, depicts the story of a nineteenth-century girl, Rose Campbell, finding her way in society. It is Alcott's sequel to Eight Cousins. Cover by the wonderful @ESJohnson.
A Christmas Carol (1843) por CharlesDickens
A Christmas Carol (1843)
CharlesDickens
  • LECTURAS 169,637
  • Votos 2,705
  • Partes 6
A Christmas Carol tells the story of bitter and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
King Lear por WilliamShakespeare
King Lear
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURAS 34,964
  • Votos 757
  • Partes 27
"King Lear" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all.
Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets (Completed ) por WilliamShakespeare
Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets (Completed )
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURAS 149,523
  • Votos 4,964
  • Partes 155
Shakespeare's Sonnets is the title of a collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare, which covers themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man; the last 28 to a woman. The sonnets are almost all constructed from three quatrains, which are four-line stanzas, and a final couplet composed in iambic pentameter. This is also the meter used extensively in Shakespeare's plays. The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg. Sonnets using this scheme are known as Shakespearean sonnets. Often, the beginning of the third quatrain marks the volta ("turn"), or the line in which the mood of the poem shifts, and the poet expresses a revelation or epiphany.
Little Women (1880) por LouisaMayAlcott
Little Women (1880)
LouisaMayAlcott
  • LECTURAS 678,537
  • Votos 15,901
  • Partes 47
"Little Women" follows the lives of four sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March – and is loosely based on the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) por LewisCarroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
LewisCarroll
  • LECTURAS 1,238,897
  • Votos 13,040
  • Partes 12
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.