Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected. She had retired to this room as a good place in which to be miserable; for it was dark and still, full of ancient furniture, sombre curtains, and hung all around with portraits of solemn old gentlemen in wigs, severe-nosed ladies in top-heavy caps, and staring children in little bob-tailed coats or short-waisted frocks. It was an excellent place for woe; and the fitful spring rain that pattered on the window-pane seemed to sob, "Cry away: I'm with you." Rose really did have some cause to be sad; for she had no mother, and had lately lost her father also, which left her no home but this with her great-aunts. She had been with them only a week, and, though the dear old ladies had tried their best to make her happy, they had not succeeded very well, for she was unlike any child they had ever seen, and they felt very much as if they had the care of a low-spirited butterfly.
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Louisa May Alcott was both an abolitionist and a feminist. She is best known for Little Women (1868), a semiautobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott, unlike Jo, never married: ''... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man.'' She was an advocate of women's suffrage and was the first woman to register to vote in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Rose Campbell is orphaned at age 13. She is left to her Uncle Alec, a kind man who is ahead of his time in thinking. She meets her seven cousins, all of whom are boys, and immediately becomes their queen. She has I beleive six aunts, each with its own individual character. When she arrives at "Aunt Hill" as the place is called due to all the aunts, she is a very pale, thin, and unhappy thing. Her uncle, Dr. Alec, tries an experiment for one year to get her healthy and happy. Some of the things he does would be shocking to that day and age, such as encouraging a girl, almost fourteen, to run, shout, and be strong! The very idea scandalous! The little chamber maid, Phebe, who herself is only a few years older than Rose, helps her to learn to be good, strong, and be merry in the face of unhappiness. The book is full of old morals which I enjoyed immensely. The old grammar and beleifs will surprise and amuse you. I recommend this book to people who like history, love a good novel rather than that sensation trash, or would just like to fall in love with the characters.
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Eight cousins is another job well done from Louisa May Alcott. Anyone who enjoyed the Little Women series should read this book, and it's sequel, Rose in Bloom.
Like Little Women, this book is full of the old morals that should never die, and yet has a light-heartedness that will make the young, and the young at heart, read it again and again!
Like Little Women, this book is full of the old morals that should never die, and yet has a light-heartedness that will make the young, and the young at heart, read it again and again!
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I really enjoy Louisa May Alcotts books, they are very old fashioned but still a good story for children today. This story is very corny but that's what I enjoy these stoies still have the old fashioned values I was taught as a child.
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I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others who enjoy Louisa May Alcott books. May well re-read in the future.
Published 1 month ago by Hilary Hassett
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I had never heard of this book but enjoyed it very much. The main character is a very likable young girl and the plot is merely her escapades with her boy cousins. Read more
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Loved reading this old friend. Enjoyed the story of the efforts of the characters to grow into better people and resist the silliness of bad taste and low standards. Recommended.
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Even better than I remember it. From when I was about 11 definitely a recommend book. A truly lovely story.
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When I was young Little Women was my favourite book but to my shame I have never read Eight Cousins before now. Read more
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I love this book.
Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom are two of my most favorite books. I would love to have Rose and Phebe as my best friends. Read more
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2nd. favorite book by anybody.
It's sort of like a comming of age book. I like the way Rose takes care of her cousins and her uncle and cousins take care of her.
Published on 15 Sep 1997
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