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適讀人群 :6-9歲 《小婦人》是一部穿越百年的成長經典,美國十九世紀最令人矚目的女作傢奧爾科特的代錶作。有“美國最優秀的傢庭小說”之稱,被美國國會圖書館評為世界最暢銷的優秀作品之一!
內容簡介
The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character.
《小婦人》講述瞭馬奇傢的四姐妹——喬、梅格、艾美、貝思個性不同,然而個個都是生活的藝術傢。聖誕節之際,她們都努力想做個好女孩,當然,她們並不總是成功,歡笑和眼淚交替齣現在她們快樂的生活中。新的一年裏有很多麻煩和睏難,然而,四個天使般的“小婦人”用她們的夢想與執著裝點著各自的生活……
作者簡介
Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. She is best known for her books for children. The daughter of philosopher and reformer Amons Bronson Alcott, she was also a supporter of women's rights and an abolitionist. Family debts led her to write the autobiographical novel Little Women (1868). The book was a huge success, followed by Little Men, An Old-Fashioned Girl, and several other novels.
露易莎·梅·奧爾科特(一八三二——一八八八),美國十九世紀著名女作傢。自幼開朗樂觀,酷愛閱讀與寫作。其父曾開辦學校,後因接納黑人兒童而被強行關閉。此後傢境日漸貧寒,為生計所迫,愛爾科特從事過各種工作,其中包括陪護一位貴婦人遊曆瞭歐洲,這些都極大地豐富瞭她的閱曆。《小婦人》一書的創作僅僅占據瞭她兩個月的時間,卻給她帶來瞭一生的榮譽。該書於一八六八年齣版,立即以其獨特魅力吸引瞭廣大讀者,反響極為強烈,於是,奧爾科特在次年(即一八六九年)完成瞭它的續集《好妻子》,後與《小婦人》閤成一冊齣版,總名為《小婦人》。
精彩書評
"The American female myth."
--Madelon Bedell
精彩書摘
Playing Pilgrims
"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,"grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.
"It's so dreadful to be poor!"sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.
"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have lots of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff.
"We've got father and mother, and each other, anyhow,"said Beth, contentedly, from her corner.
The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly?
"We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never,"but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was.
Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone, "You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas, was because it's going to be a hard winter for every one; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure, when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't;"and Megshook her head, as she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted.
"But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy Undine and Sintram for myself; I've wanted it so long,'said Jo, who was a bookworm.
"I planned to spend mine in new music,"said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth-brush and kettle-holder.
"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them," said Amy, decidedly.
"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we grub hard enough to earn it,"cried Jo, examining the heels of her
boots in a gentlemanly manner.
"I know I do, teaching those dreadful children nearly all day, when I'm longing to enjoy myself at home," began Meg, in the complaining tone again.
"You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo. "How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who keeps you trotting, is never satisfied, and worries you till you''e ready to fly out of the window or box her ears?"
"It's naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. It makes me cross; and my hands get so stiff, I can't practise good a bit." And Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that any one could hear that time.
"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do," cried Amy; "for you don't have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don't know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn't rich, and insult you when your nose isn't nice."
"If you mean libel I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if pa was a pickle-bottle," advised Jo, laughing.
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