Project Gutenberg 2011-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 76 Alcott, Louisa May 1832 1888 Barnard, A. M. Alcott, Louisa M. (Louisa May) Alcott, L. M. (Louisa May) Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair Produced by Rory OConor, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair" by Louisa May Alcott is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. This work likely explores themes of friendship, personal growth, and the contrasts between urban and rural life. The book focuses on the lives of two young women from different backgrounds who bond through their shared experiences in a country setting. The story centers around Emily, a fragile city girl recovering from illness, and Rebecca, a hardworking country girl who cares for her family and takes pride in her mountain home. As Emily recuperates at Rebecca's farmhouse, she becomes enchanted with the beauty of nature and the strength of the local community. Their friendship grows as they share their dreams and aspirations; Emily encourages Rebecca to embrace her hidden talent for poetry, while Rebecca teaches Emily valuable lessons about humility and hard work. Ultimately, the narrative illustrates the growth of both girls as they discover the deeper meanings of life, duty, and the interplay of beauty and responsibility amidst their divergent circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37807/37807-h/images/cover2.jpg en Mountain life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Invalids -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 93008 93015 2024-09-16T05:09:51.926877 2023-09-16T11:34:08.358179 text/html text/html 90065 2011-10-21T14:32:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 387961 2011-10-21T14:32:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 393537 2024-09-16T05:09:55.254871 application/epub+zip 393244 2024-09-16T05:09:52.861850 application/epub+zip 100445 2024-09-16T05:09:52.267858 application/epub+zip 444100 2024-09-16T05:09:56.969866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434760 2024-09-16T05:09:54.660869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136047 2022-09-17T10:00:40.927368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78215 77992 2024-09-16T05:09:51.679871 2023-09-16T11:34:08.141181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78124 2011-10-21T14:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31006 2011-10-21T14:32:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19193 2024-09-16T05:09:57.108840 application/rdf+xml 22121 2024-09-16T05:09:52.345958 image/jpeg 3358 2024-09-16T05:09:52.303858 image/jpeg 394354 2024-09-16T05:09:51.948878 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia