Under the Lilacs Paperback -
by Louisa May Alcott
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Under the Lilacs is a children fiction novel by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1878. The story is about two girls (Bab and Betty Moss), Miss Celia, a circus runaway (Ben Brown) and his dog (Sancho). When two young girls decide to have a tea party with their dolls and a mysterious dog comes and eats their prized cake, they end up finding a circus run-away in their play barn, Ben Brown. Ben is a horse master, and loves horses, so when the Moss' take the young boy in they decide to give him work at the neighbors house driving cows (on a horse, of course). After that a series of events happens, and Ben experiences a profound tragedy in his life. Miss Celia, a neighbor, feels sorry and comforts him, and finally offers to let Ben stay with her and her fourteen-year-old brother, Thornton who is called Thorny. After that may adventures and summer-happenings go on in Celia's house. Sancho gets lost, Ben is accused of stealing, Miss Celia even gets hurt and Ben takes a wild ride on her horse, Lita. You won't be disappointed by the many curious exploits of the interesting characters in this classic.
Details
- Title Under the Lilacs
- Author Louisa May Alcott
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 186
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Createspace
- Date 7/26/201
- ISBN 9781466309746 / 1466309741
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.4 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.02 cm)
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