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Shawl-Straps
Louisa May Alcott
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Unlike the other volumes in this series, which are books of children's stories, Shawl-Straps is a novel. It is the story of Amanda, Matilda, and Lavinia, three sisters who are traveling in Europe. The book is based on Louisa May Alcott's own travels with her sister.
Unlike the other volumes in this series, which are books of children's stories, Shawl-Straps is a novel. It is the story of Amanda, Matilda, and Lavinia, three sisters who are traveling in Europe. The book is based on Louisa May Alcott's own travels with her sister.
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Dear, dandified, vain Gaston! His great desire was to go to Paris, and when the war came he had his wish; but found sterner work to do than to dress and dance and languish at the feet of ladies. I hope it made a man of him, and fancy it did; for the French fight well and suffer bravely for the country they love in their melodramatic fashion.
As the day approached for the advent of the bridegroom, great excitement prevailed in the quiet household. Madame C. and her handmaid, dear old Marie, cackled and bustled like a pair of important hens. Madame F., the widow, lived at the milliner's, so to speak, and[Pg 55] had several dress rehearsals for her own satisfaction. Gaston mounted guard over his sister, lest some enamoured . . . Read More
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Community Reviews
This little book follows the real exploits of our two favorite Alcott sisters (Louisa and May) as they traipse though Europe in 1870-71, unencumbered by any male solicitude or patronage, along with their sidekick, Alice Bartlett. The women are only thinly veiled as Lavinia, Amanda and Matilda as the
Two young American women along with their chaperone, an older woman, travel to various areas of Europe over a year long trip. They meet many new people and have numerous adventures, including a natural disaster. Near the end, there is a delightful homage to Dickens which features a tour of some of h
A travelogue featuring three spinsters traveling through Europe on their own. There isn't much plot - the point of the story is women can do anything they set their minds to and don't have to rely on men. This isn't Louisa's best book but I admire her dedication to women's rights.