Eight Cousins: A Quick Read edition
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This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.
- Reading time of the complete text: about 7 hours
- Reading time of the summarized text: 20 minutes
"Eight Cousins" is a novel about Rose Campbell, an orphaned girl who is taken in by her guardian, Uncle Alec, and her seven boy cousins. The story revolves around Rose's journey of self-discovery, learning to make good choices, and finding her place in her family. The novel addresses themes of gender roles, education, and moral values. It promotes healthy living, exercise, and the rejection of restrictive fashion. The plot unfolds through various chapters, each describing different adventures in Rose's life. The characters, including Rose's aunts, uncles, and cousins, play significant roles in shaping her upbringing. The story also highlights Rose's friendship with Phebe, a housemaid, and her interactions with other friends and family members. The novel is set in Boston and features a range of characters from different backgrounds, including Chinese merchants and friends from the neighborhood. The sequel to "Eight Cousins" is "Rose in Bloom," which continues Rose's story into young adulthood, depicting courtship, marriage, and other life experiences.
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet known for her novel "Little Women" and its sequels. Raised in New England by transcendentalist parents, she grew up among intellectuals such as Emerson and Thoreau. Alcott began receiving critical success in the 1860s and sometimes used pen names to write lurid stories for adults. "Little Women" was well-received and remains popular today, adapted into plays, films, and TV shows. Alcott was also active in reform movements like temperance and women's suffrage. She died from a stroke just two days after her father's death. Alcott's early life was shaped by her father's strict views on education and her mother's desire to redress wrongs done to women. Poverty forced Alcott to work from an early age, and writing became her creative outlet. She served as a nurse during the Civil War and wrote about her experiences in "Hospital Sketches." Alcott achieved further success with "Little Women" and its sequel "Good Wives." She died at the age of 55, leaving behind a legacy as a feminist and influential author.
