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    Eight Cousins (Version 2)
    Eight Cousins (Version 2)
    Eight Cousins (Version 2)
    Audiobook6 hours

    Eight Cousins (Version 2)

    Written by Louisa May Alcott

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    This is the story of Rose Campbell, a rich but lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and sent to live with her maiden aunts. When Rose’s guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing and her exposure to the exploits of her seven male cousins and numerous aunts, Rose becomes happier and healthier. At the end of a year, she is given a choice of which relative she is to stay with. Whom will she choose?This is an unabridged recording of Louisa May Alcott’s classic work, originally published in 1874. (Summary from Wikipedia and Maria Therese)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Eight Cousins (Version 2)
    Author

    Louisa May Alcott

    Louisa May Alcott was a 19th-century American novelist best known for her novel, Little Women, as well as its well-loved sequels, Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women is renowned as one of the very first classics of children’s literature, and remains a popular masterpiece today.

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