Old-Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May Alcott
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Old-Fashioned Girl Summary
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An Old-Fashioned Girl -- Adobe PDF ebook. Louisa May Alcott’s classic work. |
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| 14-year-old Polly Milton travels to Boston to visit her cousins of the prosperous Shaw family. Polly has an irrisistible innocence and sincerity that appeal to her aunt and uncle, but their children--Fanny, Maud, and Tom--are embarrassed by her unspoiled cheerfulness and modesty. Her sensitivity is challenged by their snobbery; her gentleness is enchanting; she encourages the best of others. She knows how to have fun and flourish in adversity; her honesty is infectious and leaves everyone sure of her quiet influence. Five or six years later she returns to the city as a young woman to earn her living as a music teacher. But the affluent Shaws are on the brink of bankruptcy, and Polly guides them to the realization that a wholesome family life is the only thing they will ever need, not money or decoration. Sometimes her pride is bruised, but she follows her personal directive to be as good as possible, work hard, and not surrender to temptation. Alcott's simple rules show Polly's willingness to help where help is needed and not give up being true to herself. |
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| When Polly Minton visits Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time, she's overwhelmed by the modern and fashionable world around her. She doesn't wear fancy clothes, go to popular shows, or even talk the way the girls in town do. Though her new friends consider her quaint and "countrified," Polly clings to her simple clothes and plain manners, and in time wins the hearts of the entire Shaw family. But even a country girl can be tempted by the flirtations, excitement, and intrigues of the city. Can an old-fashioned girl remain true to her principles and still find work, happiness, and love in a thoroughly modern city? |
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| ""IT'S time to go to the station, Tom."" ""Come on, then."" ""Oh, I'm not going; it's too wet. Shouldn't have a crimp left if I went out such a day as this; and I want to look nice when Polly comes."" ""You don't expect me to go and bring home a strange girl alone, do you?"" And Tom looked as much alarmed as if his sister had proposed to him to escort the wild woman of Australia. |
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| As a preface is the only place where an author can with propriety explain a purpose or apologize for shortcomings, I venture to avail myself of the privilege to make a statement for the benefit of my readers. As the first part of "An Old-Fashioned Girl" was written in 1869, the demand for a sequel, in beseeching little letters that made refusal impossible, rendered it necessary to carry my heroine boldly forward some six or seven years into the future. |
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