![]() ![]() My advice to anyone who reads this - let yourself get swept away in it. ![]() I read many of them a few times over just out of sheer enjoyment, because they were so exquisitely crafted. One of the things that struck me as I read was how incredibly beautiful the speeches and descriptions are. But it is truly a treasure if you can immerse yourself in the fashions of the time and enjoy it for what it is: a beautifully-written tale of adventure well seasoned with moral leaven. I quote this to establish that even then, this book was considered quaint and out of date. You wouldn't get through it, I fancy and as for poor, dear, prosy Richardson, his letter-writing heroines would bore you to death." "We cried over as much as you do over your 'Heir of Clifton,' or whatever the boy's name is. "Bless me!" exclaims Mrs Warburton in fond remembrance. One of the books Alcott mentions is The Scottish Chiefs. The books mentioned in this story are all real books, and I've had the pleasure of hunting for and finding many of these enjoyable titles over the years. One of the stories contained therein is called Pansies, and in it some teenaged girls and Mrs Warburton, the elderly lady of the house the girls are staying at, discuss books they've read and their tastes in literature. ![]() I learned about The Scottish Chiefs from the same person from whom I learned about many old-fashioned books: Louisa May Alcott, in her book A Garland for Girls. ![]()
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