Her masterpiece "Little Women" was made into a highly successful 2019 movie starring Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet. Her most famous works include the novel "Little Women", its sequel "Little Men", as well as "Good Wives" and "An Old-Fashioned Girl". She was a devout feminist and did not marry throughout her life. Driven by economic misfortunes, she worked several jobs but later chose writing as her sole purpose. All Editions of An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving. We have new and used copies available, in 14 editions - starting at 0.99.
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) discovered writing at an early age, where she often thought up stories about villains, ghosts, or damsels in distress. Buy An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott online at Alibris. A heartwarming treat to get you into the holiday spirit. There is of course, drama, spirited arguments and narrowly missed arguments, but at the end of it all a spectacular turkey with all the trimmings is ready and waiting. In this holiday treat we follow a family preparing for their own Thanksgiving. Louisa May Alcott’s "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" is like a warming cup of cocoa for the soul. From competitive yearly football matches (hello, Monica and Ross) to family arguments (again, hello, Monica and Ross) to repeating movies - or books. All in all, this was a disappointment - all the more so since I was really looking forward to it, saving it for a "cozy" Thanksgiving evening read.Whether your Thanksgiving is more sweatpants on the couch or turkey with all the trimmings, everyone loves a good tradition. The black and white pencil (or so I believe) illustrations, by Holly Johnson, were apparently inspired by the study of New Hampshire farm houses, but although they may have been authentic, I found them uninspiring. I didn't care for the self-consciously "country" dialect that Alcott used, through her characters, and I couldn't work up much interest in the story itself. Unfortunately, although I am generally a great admirer of Louisa May Alcott, and have read and enjoyed Little Women (and its two sequels) many times since I was an adolescent, I found that this holiday story left me largely unmoved.
The result is not quite what was planned, but a surprise arrival (or two) provides lots of fun, and a happy ending. Bassett's mother, the Bassett children, at the behest of eldest daughter Tilly, set out to make their own holiday meal.
Bassett are called away, the day before Thanksgiving, to the deathbed of Mrs. Originally part of Louisa May Alcott's six-volume Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag series - a collection of short stories published from 1872 through 1882, and ostensibly narrated by Jo, of Little Women fame - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving is a "homey" tale, written in a colloquial style, which follows the story of the Bassetts, a New Hampshire farm family. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, illustrated by Holly Johnson.
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