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LITTLE MEN & JOS BOYS A SEQUEL (WITH ORIGINAL I...

This book edition of Little Men & Jo's Boys: A Sequel (With Original Illustrations) has been
formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Little
Men recounts six months in the life of the students at Plumfield  a school run by Professor
Friedrich and Mrs. Josephine Bhaer. The story begins with the arrival of Nat Blake  a shy young
orphan who used to earn a living playing the violin. We are introduced to the majority of the
characters through his eyes. Personal relationships are central to the school  and diversity is
celebrated. Jo's Boys  and How They Turned Out is a sequel to Little Men. In it  Jo's children
now grown  are caught up in real world troubles. The book mostly follows the lives of Plumfield
boys who were introduced in Little Men  particularly Tommy  Emil  Demi  Nat  Dan  and Professor
Bhaer and Jo's sons Rob and Teddy  although the others make frequent appearances as well. The
book takes place ten years after Little Men. Dolly and George are college students dealing with
the temptations of snobbery  arrogance  self-indulgence and vanity. Louisa May Alcott
(1832-1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little
Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Henry James called her The
novelist of children... the Thackeray  the Trollope  of the nursery and the schoolroom.

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