The Inheritance (Penguin Classics) | Louisa May Alcott

The Inheritance (Penguin Classics) | Louisa May Alcott | I don't own this book

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	The Inheritance (Penguin Classics) Louisa May Alcott Penguin Classics, 1998 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 44 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Influenced by the melodrama of the contemporary theater and the popular gothic novels of the time, Louisa May Alcott weaves a tale far removed from the reality of her everyday life in Boston. With a charm reminiscent of Jane Austen's novels, "The Inheritance" sets love and courtesy against depravity and dishonor--and with the help of a secret inheritance, allows virtue to prevail .

Now that's literature

What a spectacular book! I can't believe Louisa May Alcott wrote this at the age of seventeen. Without becoming unrealistic, the characters in The Inheritance embody all the generous, graceful, and gallant qualities that make our hearts skip a beat. Take a step back in time with this wonderful book; you won't be sorry you did!

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I don't own this book

I don't own this book, I have never read it, but I know Ms Alcott is a wonderful writer. But who is Joel Myerson?

Timeless and Sweet

A timeless and sweet Cinderella story, written with amazing insight by someone so young. I am glad that the negative reviews did not keep me from ordering this elegant, well-written little book. If you like The Inheritance, you might wish to investigate the Elsie Dinsmore series by Martha Finley.

A good way to spend an afternoon

The second of Alcott's "darker" novels that I have read. This was not nearly as dark as "A Long Fatal Love Chase". A much shorter book the characters are still very well drawn, the plot is a little less complex but not in anyway that detracts from enjoying the book. I am definately finding myself preferring this side of her pen.

Edith Adelon is an Italian orphan that has been taken in by a noble English family as the companion for the daughter. Her goodness and purity attract all except the haughty cousin of the family, Lady Ida--who is jealous of Edith's beauty and talents and the love that she inspires in those around her. Lord Percy is a friend of the family and is attracted to all things good and kind--he himself being an exemplary figure of kindness (sacrificing the love he felt for a woman so his younger brother could marry her).

Everything comes to a head in one very dramatic scene and is very interestingly played out. It sort of made me think of Cinderella in a way. A quick but enjoyable read.

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Classic Shelf worthy

I had been searching for this book for a long time. My mom just happened upon a very nice copy at our local Goodwill store. I read the book in a day and am completely satisfied. Alcott always has such a way of making me fall in love with her characters and making my heart twist with despair at their despair. Her main character in The Inheritance, Edith, has qualities that I myself wish I had. The story has many examples of sacrifice and such devotion, that are very touching. This is a book worthy of a place on my shelf for years to come and one I can't wait to share with my own children someday.

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