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The fourth and last book about the March family.
Ten years after the school at Plumfield was founded, there is now a college, built with a legacy from old Mr Lawrence. All Jo's original children are grown young men, scattered around the world, and graceful young women with high ambitions. But young men face as many troubles as children do, and they are still 'Jo's boys'.
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Louisa May Alcott (1832–88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. Out of her experiences she wrote Hospital Sketches (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel, Moods.
She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic
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If anyone had told me what wonderful changes were to take place here in ten years, I wouldn't have believed it,' said Mrs Jo to Mrs Meg, as they sat on the piazza at Plumfield one summer day, looking about them with faces full of pride and pleasure. Read the first page
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If anyone had told me what wonderful changes were to take place here in ten years, I wouldn't have believed it,' said Mrs Jo to Mrs Meg, as they sat on the piazza at Plumfield one summer day, looking about them with faces full of pride and pleasure. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is (sadly) the last in the 'Little Women' series. I would not say that any of the last 3 books were anywhere near as good as the first (Little Women), but they are still all timeless and capturing novels. I would not recommend it to readers who enjoy a light and humourous read, as I and others found it quite heavy and tiring, but it is worth reading just to view the wonderful descriptions of 19th century America and the relationships between the now middle-aged original March girls -Meg, Jo & Amy. I would recommend this book not to younger children, but to teenagers and young adults alike who enjoy reading books of all kinds and genres.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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If you liked Little Women and Little Men, you'll be rewarded for reading Jo's Boys because you'll find out what happened to Nat, Dan, Nan, Emil, Tom, Demi, Daisy, Bess, Jo, Meg, Amy and Laurie in another ten years.
Jo is transformed into a famous novelist who spends her time trying to hide from her public with little luck. It's quite humorous. Plumfield is now a college. Nat goes abroad for advanced training in music and learns other lessons better. Dan seeks to build a new world in the West and runs into the consequences of his quick temper. Emil has a most remarkable adventure on the high seas that will remind many of classic sailing tales in the 19th century. Nan is interested in medicine and little else. Demi turns out to be spoiled. Daisy is patiently waiting for her love to return.
By this time, Louisa May Alcott had become identified more closely with Women's Rights, and Jo's Boys is in some ways a tract piece to advance the cause of equal opportunity for women. I was struck by how modern many of the views are, although the way they are expressed is definitely from the 19th century.
She also takes herself more seriously as a writer and enriches the text with references that may not be familiar to many readers. That effect makes the book seem much less accessible.
But the same loving heart underlies this reunion. You just have to look past more language to find it.
Jo is transformed into a famous novelist who spends her time trying to hide from her public with little luck. It's quite humorous. Plumfield is now a college. Nat goes abroad for advanced training in music and learns other lessons better. Dan seeks to build a new world in the West and runs into the consequences of his quick temper. Emil has a most remarkable adventure on the high seas that will remind many of classic sailing tales in the 19th century. Nan is interested in medicine and little else. Demi turns out to be spoiled. Daisy is patiently waiting for her love to return.
By this time, Louisa May Alcott had become identified more closely with Women's Rights, and Jo's Boys is in some ways a tract piece to advance the cause of equal opportunity for women. I was struck by how modern many of the views are, although the way they are expressed is definitely from the 19th century.
She also takes herself more seriously as a writer and enriches the text with references that may not be familiar to many readers. That effect makes the book seem much less accessible.
But the same loving heart underlies this reunion. You just have to look past more language to find it.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I started reading this as soon as I finished Little Men, but didn't really get into so I put it down for a few months and tried it again recently. Around page 150 I suddenly got hooked on the stories within the novel (every chapter in an Alcott book has its own individual plot) and read a few chapters every day until I finished it. It's obvious at the end that it's the last book she'll write about the March family; the last page lists what happens to every character. It's a bit sad, as Alcott's novels are always such sweet, simple reads. But luckily I have Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom on my bookcase still to read! I once read a synopsis for one of Alcott's older, less-popular novels on here, and it was described as a collection of "wholesome and moralistic stories". I think that's a perfect description for Jo's Boys also. A lot of people today don't like stories which have meanings and morals, but I do. I guess I'm kind of old fashioned in that way - I would love to live in a family similar to that of Jo March's.
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Beautiful finale to a beautiful Series
Louisa May Alcott finishes this lovely series about the March family with this beautiful last instalment, 'Jo's Boys'. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ELBS
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I haven't read the book but my mum had been looking for ages for the book. I entered the title on Amazon and there it appeared - loads of them all for 1p + p&p. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dot
Excellent!!!!!
This is one of my favourite books.It's just like real life.every page you turn brings more adventures! Its fab,it would make a good present!
Published on 2 Dec 2000
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