Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill

Details

Instance of

literary work

Publication date

1875

Followed by

Rose in Bloom

Author

Louisa May Alcott

Main subject

orphan

copyright status

public domain, public domain

Dewey Decimal Classification (works and editions)

813.4

first line

Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected.

form of creative work

novel

has edition or translation

Rosa eller De åtta kusinerna, Rosa eller De åtta kusinerna, Åtta kusiner, La Petite Rose ses six tantes et ses sept cousins

language of work or name

English

last line

But Rose hushed the noise by slipping into the circle, and making them dance prettily like lads and lasses round a May-pole; while Phebe, coming in with fresh water for the flowers, began to twitter, chirp, and coo, as if all the birds of the air had come to join in the spring revel of the eight cousins.

title

Eight Cousins

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