{"product_id":"2940014062534","title":"Little women","description":"The more you love and trust Him, the nearer you will feel to Him, and the less you will depend on human power and wisdom. His love and care never tire or change, can never be taken from you, but may become the source of lifelong peace, happiness, and strength. Believe this heartily, and go to God with all your little cares, and hopes, and sins, and sorrows, as freely and confidingly as you come to your mother.\"  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who,\u003cbr\u003ewith his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch \u0026amp; Judy Inc., a\u003cbr\u003ecompany specializing in design and illustration for theater and\u003cbr\u003eperforming arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual\u003cbr\u003easpects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set\u003cbr\u003eand costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for\u003cbr\u003ethe illustrations.\u003cbr\u003eScott created these drawings in scratchboard an engraving medium\u003cbr\u003ewhich evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories.\u003cbr\u003eScratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared\u003cbr\u003esurface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the\u003cbr\u003esurface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping\u003cbr\u003ethrough the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The\u003cbr\u003efinished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally.\u003cbr\u003eThe beautiful Meg, artistic tomboy Jo, doomed Beth, and selfish Amy:\u003cbr\u003esince the publication of Little Women in 1869, these four sisters have\u003cbr\u003ebecome America’s most beloved literary siblings. Louisa May Alcott’s\u003cbr\u003erich and realistic portrait has inspired three movies and stirred the\u003cbr\u003eemotions of countless young girls. Set in New England during the Civil\u003cbr\u003eWar, the novel follows the adventures of the March sisters as they\u003cbr\u003estruggle to pursue their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER THIRTY\u003cbr\u003e-FOUR\u003cbr\u003eFRIEND\u003cbr\u003eThough very happy in the social atmosphere about her, and very busy with the daily work that earned her\u003cbr\u003ebread and made it sweeter for the effort, Jo still found time for literary labors. The purpose which now took\u003cbr\u003epossession of her was a natural one to a poor and ambitious girl, but the means she took to gain her end were\u003cbr\u003enot the best. She saw that money conferred power, money and power, therefore, she resolved to have, not to\u003cbr\u003ebe used for herself alone, but for those whom she loved more than life. The dream of filling home with\u003cbr\u003ecomforts, giving Beth everything she wanted, from strawberries in winter to an organ in her bedroom, going\u003cbr\u003eabroad herself, and always having more than enough, so that she might indulge in the luxury of charity, had\u003cbr\u003ebeen for years Jo's most cherished castle in the air.\u003cbr\u003eThe prize-story experience had seemed to open a way which might, after long traveling and much uphill work,\u003cbr\u003elead to this delightful chateau en Espagne. But the novel disaster quenched her courage for a time, for public\u003cbr\u003eopinion is a giant which has frightened stouter-hearted Jacks on bigger beanstalks than hers. Like that\u003cbr\u003eimmortal hero, she reposed awhile after the first attempt, which resulted in a tumble and the least lovely of the\u003cbr\u003egiant's treasures, if I remember rightly. But the 'up again and take another' spirit was as strong in Jo as in Jack,\u003cbr\u003eso she scrambled up on the shady side this time and got more booty, but nearly left behind her what was far\u003cbr\u003emore precious than the moneybags.\u003cbr\u003eShe took to writing sensation stories, for in those dark ages, even all-perfect America read rubbish. She told\u003cbr\u003eno one, but concocted a 'thrilling tale', and boldly carried it herself to Mr. Dashwood, editor of the Weekly\u003cbr\u003eVolcano. She had never read Sartor Resartus, but she had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence\u003cbr\u003emore powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners. So she dressed herself in her\u003cbr\u003ebest, and trying to persuade herself that she was neither excited nor nervous, bravely climbed two pairs of\u003cbr\u003edark and dirty stairs to find herself in a disorderly room, a cloud of cigar smoke, and the presence of three\u003cbr\u003egentlemen, sitting with their heels rather higher than their hats, which articles of dress none of them took the\u003cbr\u003etrouble to remove on her appearance. Somewhat daunted by this reception, Jo hesitated on the threshold,\u003cbr\u003emurmuring in much embarrassment...\u003cbr\u003e\"Excuse me, I was looking for the Weekly Volcano office. I wished to see Mr. Dashwood.\"\u003cbr\u003eDown went the highest pair of heels, up rose the smokiest gentleman, and carefully cherishing his cigar\u003cbr\u003ebetween his fingers, he advanced with a nod and a countenance expressive of nothing but sleep. Feeling that\u003cbr\u003eshe must get through the matter somehow, Jo produced her manuscript and, blushing redder and redder with\u003cbr\u003eeach sentence, blundered out fragments of the little speech carefully prepared for the occasion.\u003cbr\u003e\"A friend of mine desired..","brand":"Altantic eBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145995305200,"sku":"2940014062534","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014062534_p0.jpg?v=1763600081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014062534","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}