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A boy runs away from the circus in search of his father and finds a new family along the way in this coming-of-age classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women.

Under the Lilacs "The elm-tree avenue was all overgrown, the great gate was never unlocked, and the old house had been shut up for several years.Yet voices were heard about the place, the lilacs nodded over the high wall as if they said, "We could tell fine secrets if we chose,"... Read Full Overview

This classic book is Louisa May Alcott's 1878 novel, "Under the Lilacs". It is a delightful children's story that revolves round the antics and exploits of Bab and Betty Moss, their neighbour Miss Celia, a circus runaway called Ben Brown, and his dog, Sancho. This heart-warming... Read Full Overview

Louisa May Alcott was a legendary American author in the nineteenth century. Alcott's parents were well known transcendentalists in New England and she grew up with other famous authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau. With classic works... Read Full Overview

En esta hermosa y tierna novela juvenil la autora relata las aventuras del ni o Ben Brown cuando, al alejarse del circo donde trabajaba, con Sancho su perro amaestrado, conoce a unas hermanitas que juegan bajo las lilas. Ben trabajar como cochero y se har amigo de los lugare... Read Full Overview

Under the lilacs is a wonderful story about a lost boy and his dog. Ben is a discouraged and weary runaway boy. Separated from his father and mistreated by the circus he lives with he has run away with his dog Sancho. He meets Babs and Betty Moss at a dolls' tea party in which... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition

First published in 1878.

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

A boy runs away from the circus in search of his father and finds a new family along the way in this coming-of-age classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women.

Under the Lilacs is a children's novel by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1878. Bab and Betty, two little girls, are having a tea party with their dolls when an unknown dog appears and steals their cake. The girls find the dog, Sancho, along with his owner Ben Brown, a... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

They had their tea party in that rundown, ramshackle, and downright creepy house. There were Bab and Betty and most of a dozen of their worn-down dolls, and no matter how worn-down or creepy this place might seem to you and I, for these girls and their dolls,... Read Full Overview