Little Women and Werewolves

Informationen zum Autor Porter Grand holds an A.S. in liberal arts and a Bachelor's and Doctoral in Theology.  She has worked, among other jobs, as a waitress, bartender, carnival barker, go-go dancer, shampoo girl, welfare caseworker, and reference librarian.  She writes daily in the Huntsburg, Ohio, farmhouse where she lives with her husband, two extraordinary dogs, and two cats—but no werewolves. Klappentext A literary landmark-the original! suppressed draft of the classic novel! Little Women is a timeless classic. But Louisa May Alcott's first draft-before her editor sunk his teeth into it-was even better. Now the original text has at last been exhumed. In this uncensored version! the March girls learn some biting lessons! transforming from wild girls into little women-just as their friends and neighbors transform into vicious! bloodthirsty werewolves! Here are tomboy Jo! quiet Beth! ladylike Amy! and good-hearted Meg! plus lovable neighbor Laurie Laurence! now doomed to prowl the night on all fours! maiming and devouring the locals. As the Civil War rages! the girls learn the value of being kind! the merits of patience and grace! and the benefits of knowing a werewolf who can disembowel your teacher. By turns heartwarming and blood-curdling! this rejuvenated classic will be cherished and treasured by those who love a lesson in virtue almost as much as they enjoy a good old-fashioned dismemberment. Includes the original letter from Alcott's editor! telling her not to even think about it! Chapter One Pouting Pilgrims “Christmas night will have a full moon, so on top of no presents, we can’t go out,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. “It’s fortunate we thought to have a Christmas play, so we could invite friends to stay overnight, or it would have been completely ruined.”  “It’s so dreadful to be poor! And it’s a horror to have no father or brothers about to do heavy chores and protect us from the werewolves,” sighed Meg, rubbing at a spot on her old dress with her thumb.  “Yes, I don’t think it’s fair for some girls to have lots of pretty things and other girls nothing at all,” declared little Amy, with an injured sniff.  “We’ve got Mother, and each other, anyhow,” said Beth contentedly from her corner. “And we can protect ourselves. Besides, Father is as sad as we that he cannot be here with us. And what does it matter that some girls have lovely clothes when they, just like us, must stay inside during a full moon? Remember that many of them don’t even have sisters, so they must shiver all alone in their pretty boots as they listen to the werewolves howl.”  Elizabeth, or Beth, as everyone called her, was a rosy, smooth- haired, bright- eyed girl of thirteen who spoke in a soft voice, had a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression. Her father called her just that, “Little Tranquility,” since she kept herself happy and safe, beyond the boundaries where harsh reality could invade, within her own little world.  The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words but darkened again when Jo said sadly: “No matter where he wants to be, the fact is we will have no father here for Christmas, and we shall not have him as long as this terrible war goes on.”  “He would want us to be merry,” Beth pointed out. “And we each have a dollar to spend for the occasion.”  “We can do little with that, and I would hardly want to, with such suffering going on all around us,” Meg said, trying to push from her mind all the pretty things she wanted. Meg, or Margaret, was the oldest sister: sixteen, and very pretty, being plump and fair, with plenty of soft brown hair, a sweet mouth, and white hands of which she was rather vain.  “I can do a lot with it. I can buy a new book, maybe two,” Jo said. She was fifteen, very tall, thin, and brown, and brought to mind a new c...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alcot, Louisa Ma Alcott, Louisa May Alcott, Louisa May/ Grand Alcott, Grand, Porter Grand
• Editore: Del Rey
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.05.2010
• EAN: 9780345522603
• ISBN: 978-0-345-52260-3
• Pagine: 368
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 203 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: Del Rey Books
• Categoria: Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy