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The Triumph of Culture 18th Century Perspectives
by Fritz, Paul and Williams, David (eds)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0888665202
- ISBN 13
- 9780888665201
- Seller
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About This Item
A M Hakkert, 1972. A heavy book of 387pp. Illustrated dustjacket with a little loss to the corners. B + w illustrations Previous owner's bookplate to the flyleaf, otherwie internally clean. 20 articles - George Dance, Boswell, play texts, Voltaire, Newton and the reading public,, George I, Benjamin Constant, Crime, The Deerfield Massacre, material progress, political patronage, 18th century analysis of the economic decline of Spain etc.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women: or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy (1868) was written in response to a request from Roberts Brothers. The publisher wanted a coming-of-age novel that could appeal to young female readers, so Alcott used her own family and childhood as inspiration. The semi-autobiographical account, which was written in less than three months, was an instant success. Alcott immediately wrote a second volume, Little Women, Part Two (or Second), which was published in 1869. In 1881, Part Two became chapters 24-47 of Little Women as both texts were revised, reillustrated and republished in a single volume by Roberts Brothers. British editions of both volumes of Little Women appeared soon after it was published in Boston. However, Alcott had not been able to secure copyright for her work in Great Britain and a number of publishers took advantage of the opportunity to reprint it without her consent. In several cases, Part Two was given a new title, such as Little Women Wedded (Sampson Low, 1872), Little Women Married (Sampson Low, 1873), Nice Wives (Weldon & Co., 1875), and finally, Good Wives (Nisbet, 1895). Good Wives: Little Women, Part II, was also published solo by Connecticut-based Longmeadow Press in 1995.
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- Bookseller
- Hessay Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10947
- Title
- The Triumph of Culture 18th Century Perspectives
- Author
- Fritz, Paul and Williams, David (eds)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0888665202
- ISBN 13
- 9780888665201
- Publisher
- A M Hakkert
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Boswell, George Dance, George I, History, Georgians, Culture
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