For years children have dreamed of running away to join the circus. But what if you are already in the circus? Hoping for a better life and a real home, Ben Brown abandons the world under the big top, bringing only his dog Sancho for company. Lost and alone, he is found by two girls who take him under their wing. Has Ben found the new life he was looking for? And can he adjust to the challenges of the ordinary world? First serialized in 1877, Louisa May Alcott's heartwarming tale of an unusual childhood will delight readers of all ages.
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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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'Under the Lilacs' is, like 'Little Women, a sweet, simple tale in the true Alcott style. It begins very prettily with a portrait of childhood and its pleasures, and ends in a similar vein with all the sweetness and light possible. The story itself is not very substantial or startling, but well worth reading for Alcott fans. The book itself is an easy read; Alcott is slightly didactic, but not enough to interfere with the story; some of the characters are unnaturally good, but that is only to be expected. The book chiefly concerns a young boy who has run away from the circus, an old theme given a new aspect by the author. His adventures and those of his playmates form the substance of the book. I found the first chapter lovely, but the book palled a bit after that; after reading 'Rose in Bloom' especially it was something of a disappointment. The book certainly isn't a work of genius, but Alcott fans will like it even if only as a work presenting another view of the author's skill.
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Juvenile yet complex
2 Mar 2003
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I enjoyed Under the Lilacs immensely. It is a wonderful story of children and how they mature. The characters at times seemed rather flat and uninteresting yet the story is a very fun one. It is full of laughter and tears and eventually a happy ending. I would recommend this book to people who have enjoyed Louisa May Alcott in the past or those who enjoy a relatively juvenile book yet will be able to understand references to relatively older literature.
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Young people may find it corny, but older adults will delight in the adventures of a "lost boy" in a caring community (before social workers) and his adventures with the neighboring children. All the elements of old-fashioned story-telling: a crippled lad, a rich lady with horses, a day at the circus, the "stolen" money. This reprint has a lot of typos which, in a strange way, adds an authentic "feel" of the times.
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Under The Lilacs
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By Blanche Tracy
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While most of this story is charming and delightful, I would caution anyone who is sensitive to animal abuse to give it a pass.
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