The Inheritance by Alcott, Louisa May
The Inheritance by Alcott, Louisa May

The Inheritance

Her recently discovered first novel, The Inheritance, written when Alcott was just 17, offers readers a fascinating...
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Author: Louisa May Alcott
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The Inheritance by Alcott, Louisa May

The Inheritance

$27.90
The Inheritance by Alcott, Louisa May

The Inheritance

$27.90
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Her recently discovered first novel, The Inheritance, written when Alcott was just 17, offers readers a fascinating look at the birth of a remarkable career.

The Inheritance, set in an English country manor, is the story of Edith Adelon, an Italian orphan brought to England by Lord Hamilton as a companion for his children. With a charm reminiscent of Jane Austen's novels, Alcott's plot sets love and courtesy against depravity and dishonor -- and with the help of a secret inheritance, allows virtue to prevail.In their Introduction, Joel Myerson and Daniel Shealy relate their fortuitous discovery of Alcott's manuscript draft of The Inheritance (preserved at the Houghton Library of Harvard). They explore the forces -- both literary and personal -- that shaped the novel, and study how it foreshadowed Alcott's later work.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 02/01/1998
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780140436662
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 19788 / Inheritance

About the Author

Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters. After a period of serving as an army nurse, she published Hospital Sketches in 1863, followed by Gothic Romances and lurid thrillers. In 1868-9, she published Little Women, which proved so popular that it was followed by two sequels and several other novels. She died in 1888.


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