An Old-Fashioned Girl

1 About this book

An Old-Fashioned Girl is a novel by Louisa May Alcott first published in 1869. The book revolves around Polly Milton, the 'old-fashioned' girl of the title, who visits her friend Fanny Shaw's wealthy family in the city and is overwhelmed by the fashionable life they lead and disturbed to see how the family members fail to understand one another and demonstrate little affection. She is largely content to remain on the fringes of their social life but exerts a powerful influence over their emotional lives and family relations.

The first six chapters of the novel were serialized in the Merry's Museum magazine between July and August 1869. Alcott added another thirteen chapters before publishing the novel.

The novel was the basis of a 1949 musical film starring Gloria Jean as Polly.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: a classic, friendship, and a book they can read free online.

• Classics
• Friendship
• Happiness
• Country life
• Conduct of life
• Young women
• Wealth
• Boston (mass.)