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Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing, she becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. She also makes friends with Phebe, her aunts' young housemaid, whose cheerful…mehr

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Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing, she becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. She also makes friends with Phebe, her aunts' young housemaid, whose cheerful attitude in the face of poverty helps Rose to understand and value her own good fortune. (Wikipedia)
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Louisa May Alcott (1832.-1888.) bila je ameri¿ka spisateljica i pjesnikinja, najpoznatija po romanu Male ene, inspiriranom vlastitim odrastanjem s trima sestrama u Novoj Engleskoj. K¿i transcendentalisti¿kog u¿itelja Amosa Bronsona Alcotta i prijateljica obitelji Emerson i Thoreau, Alcott je odrastala u intelektualnom okruenju koje je snano oblikovalo njezin knjievni glas. Bila je i medicinska sestra tijekom Ameri¿kog gräanskog rata, a njezina djela odlikuju topli prikazi obiteljskog ivota, moralne pouke i snane enske junakinje.