The Inheritance

by Louisa May Alcott

Book Overview

Alcott's enchanting debut novel Written in 1849, when Louisa May Alcott was just seventeen years old, The Inheritance is the captivating tale of Edith Adelon, an impoverished Italian orphan who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525457569
• ISBN13: 9780525457565
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Sweet story!

I read this little gem many years ago and enjoyed it. It is not nearly as polished as the author's more notable works, but that's not surprising since she wrote it so young. I also highly recommend watching the movie version--a little cheesy, but it is a sweet story and has been one of my favorite movies since I first saw it about 20 years ago.

Alcott's First Novel

This novel was a great find for Alcott fans. The very concept of a novel being discovered and published after the author's death is astounding! Here were get the opportunity to read the first work of the author of Little Women and a preview of LW. The moral concepts, within the fibre of this story, are very much the same. This is well written and I believe that readers will begin to care about what will happen to the main charactor, Edith Adelon. This story has all of the components of a great romance novel: impossible love, secrets, a villainess and a sweet ending. A must read for any Alcott fan!

The Greatest Love

Alcott's first novel is a tale of the greatest love one human being can show another--that of friendship, respect, and honor. I find Lord Percy and Edith model characters of the way men and women should treat each other (both sexes). Excellent picker-upper-of-a-story, too. How can you not helped but be inspired by their examples, especially in contrast to Lady Ida and Lord Arlington. 5-stars in my book--it's a keeper!

Great book!

This book is one of the best I've read! The movie left out some bits, so as usual the book is better than the movie. I would recomend this book for any one between the ages of 10 - 99!

A Charming Romance

For a young lady at seventeen, I was impressed by the writing which obviously developed more as she grew up. This book was charming and it deserves five stars for the well character development and the plot which took me so far into the lives of everyone involved. As for the plot, I was astonished how much I was taken into each of the lives and empathized for the protagonists. The love and desire Lord Percy possessed for Edith was not only noble, but it encouraged me that there are still those who seek righteousness and purity. The story was simply delightful and I like to think Miss Alcott enjoyed the writing very much uplifting pure and innocent love. Bravo to the youth writer and to those who love sweet stories of true love or of classic writings, this is a charming romance to read.

Some rather harsh reviews...but what a piece of work!

I agree with the reader from Illinois...sure, it's not the best piece of work in the world, but you can see her talent and how she and her writing matured, making her one of the most popular authors. The story itself is very good, and the character development impressed me. It is somewhat predictable, but what do you expect from an aspiring 17 year old author? I actually saw the TV movie first (that aired in 1997), and I enjoyed that so much that I wanted to read the book. I've been looking for the movie ever since, and finally just found it on video after searching for 3 years. (Drop me an email if you haven't found it yet...its hard to find) I would recommend both the book and the movie to anyone who enjoyed Alcott's "Little Women" and/or LM Montogmery's "Anne of Green Gables" series.