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The inheritance -
Louisa May Alcott ; with an afterword by the editors Joel Myerson and Daniel Shealy.
New York : Dutton Books, c1997.
188 p. ; 19 cm.
Best Books:
- Senior High School Library Catalog, Supplement to the Fifteenth Edition, 1998 ; H.W. Wilson; United States
Reading Measurement Programs:
Accelerated Reader
Interest Level Upper Grade
Book Level 8.3
Accelerated Reader Points 7
Lexile, MetaMetrics, Inc.
Lexile Measure 1240
Reading Counts-Scholastic
Interest Level 6-8
Reading Level 7
Title Point Value 10
Lexile Measure 1240
Reviews:
- Gisela Jernigan, Ph.D. (Children's Literature)
When two researchers were looking through some of the Alcott family documents, they came across a manuscript titled in Louisa's hand, "My first novel written at seventeen." They soon realized that this romantic novel must be the very "poor little romance" that Jo March wrote and sent off "into the big busy world to try its fate" in the classic Little Women. This "little romance." now published for the first time, is set in an English country manor in early Victorian times. It tells the dramatic story of Edith Adelon, a poor, but beautiful, talented, and above all, virtuous Italian orphan, who was adopted by a wealthy English family as a child. After many misunderstandings brought about by Lady Ida, a malicious and envious family member, Edith becomes even more esteemed by her adopted family and wins the love of a handsome, kind neighbor, Lord Percy. Alcott fans should enjoy reading this early work that reveals hints of how her more mature, skilled works will be written. 1997, Dutton, $18.00. Ages 13 up. Subjects:
- Orphans--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
Love stories.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) | PS1017 .I54 1997 |
96029731 |
813/.4 |
0525457569 9780525457565 |