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Eight Cousins
Eight Cousins: Or, The Aunt-hill | Louisa May Alcott
Orphaned Rose Campbell finds it difficult to fit in when she goes to live with her six aunts and seven mischievous boy cousins.
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Eggs
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Thirteen yo Rose Campbell, tired and ill, has come to live at "The Aunt Hill" after the death of her beloved father. There she is cared for by 6 aunties, and is surrounded by 8 boisterous boy cousins!

#CousinsDay

#SummerSpecial

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Cathythoughts Great picture ❤️ 8mo
jewright I was obsessed with Louisa May Alcott in middle school. 8mo
Eggs @Cathythoughts it‘s a lovely cover ⛸️ 8mo
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Eggs @jewright She‘s a great one! 8mo
JenDR I think I read this book and the sequel Rose in Bloom about 14 dozen times as a child. 8mo
Eggs @JenDR 😮 That‘s a lot 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8mo
JenDR @Eggs Woops! Typo there - more like 4 dozen times. But still constantly re-read it for a few years. 8mo
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Pickpick

I‘d never read this before and picked it up at the library sale earlier this year. It was a sweet story but not one I‘ll read again.

mabell This was one of my favorites! 11mo
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DebinHawaii
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#JulyJam

I haven‘t read this book in decades but it seemed a good pick for #CousinsDay This edition was our family copy from the Best in Children‘s Books series.

Eggs Beautiful copy!! 2y
TheLudicReader I remember this…I think I might have had this exact copy back in the day. 2y
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AmyG
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Visited friends last night and she showed me this book, a signed first edition, of her fathers. Amazing.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s awesome ❤️ 2y
Caroline2 Woooooo!! That‘s amazing!!! 🤩 2y
DivineDiana What a treasure! ❤️ 2y
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jdiehr 😍 2y
Jas16 Oh wow! 2y
Nute Wow!🤩 2y
LeahBergen Gasp! 😍 2y
Suzze OMG. That‘s amazing! 2y
Deblovestoread What a treasure! 2y
Leftcoastzen Wow! 2y
CoverToCoverGirl How lovely! 2y
mrp27 Incredible! 😍 2y
MaureenMc 🤩 2y
BookNAround Amazing! 2y
kspenmoll Thats incredible!!! 2y
UwannaPublishme Just saw this....Wow!!! 2y
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LibraryCin
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Mehso-so

It was ok, but it was pretty sickly sweet. Just too much goodness going on with these kids. I did love Uncle Alec, though

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rubyslippersreads
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Day 6 of #20Series20Days Little Women is more famous, but this Alcott series is my favorite. #Top20Series

TrishB Beautiful books ❤️ 4y
LeahBergen Beauties! 😍 4y
Andrew65 Love the covers. 4y
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TheAromaofBooks Oh, these are my favorite Alcott books as well! 4y
batsy Beautiful 💖 4y
BiblioLitten 😍 4y
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I haven‘t made it a secret that I‘m a big fan of Louisa May Alcott‘s Little Women, but I wasn‘t in the know about some of the author‘s non-March family work! Thanks to this week‘s podcast guest — New York Times bestseller Mary Kay Andrews — that‘s all changed. On Episode 104, we chat about Alcott‘s Eight Cousins, as well as its follow-up title Rose in Bloom. These books were actually super progressive for their day! Link to listen in bio. 🌹🎧

AllisonM89 All her books are excellent! Happy reading!
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TheAromaofBooks These are actually probably my favorite Alcott books! 4y
ahoffkosik @TheAromaofBooks i enjoyed them! 4y
ahoffkosik @AllisonM89 thank you! ❤️ 4y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Day 6 of a book from my shelf with some random thoughts -

While Alcott is most famous for Little Women (which I do love), Eight Cousins and its sequel, Rose in Bloom, have always been my favorites. Rose's rollicking cousins always appeal to me, and I love watching Rose grow into womanhood. I also love her best friend, Phoebe, who proves herself such a worthy friend.

Like most of Alcott's books, this isn't one of high adventure, but a simple ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) family story full of gentle wisdom and small adventures. 4y
Skyrimir I have the same copy of Eight Cousins but a little more worn! 4y
AllisonM89 I love ALL her books. Eight cousins is lovely. I also adore Little Men (which doesn't get a fraction of the attention given to Little Women)
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TheAromaofBooks @Skyrimir - Yes, Eight Cousins has held up pretty well, but you can see that Rose in Bloom is now minus part of the spine!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @AllisonM89 - I just reread Little Women a few weeks ago, and really want to revisit Little Men as well, as I haven't read it nearly as many times! My other favorite Alcott is An Old-Fashioned Girl - it's probably the one I've read the most. 4y
Daisey This post makes me want to reread these or other of her lesser know books I enjoyed growing up. I have a pretty decent Alcott collection and some nonfiction about her I‘ve yet to make time for. 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Daisey - yes, there are some of her books that I only read maybe once growing up and have never revisited - definitely overdue!! 4y
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DivineDiana
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A tad late, but here goes!
1. Eight Cousins-Louisa May Alcott
2. Pumpkin Pie (vegan)
3. Visiting Art and Fashion Museum Exhibits
4. Paris
5. All who like to join in the fun!

Thank you for the tag @EadieB

Tanisha_A I would love to live in Paris too. Was just there 2 days back, and wow! It was my first time there, and I fell in love. 5y
MeganAnn I loved Eight Cousins growing up too! I must have read it at least fifty times 💖✨ 5y
DivineDiana @Tanisha_A Of course, I would have to brush up on my French! But, I‘m thinking the immersion method should work! 💗 5y
DivineDiana @MeganAnn So nice to know I‘m not alone! I need to do a reread soon! 5y
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DivineDiana
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This set of books from Louisa May Alcott was passed on to my daughter from her Aunt. It‘s time to pass them on to the next generation of readers, but I have told myself that I need to read them first! #oldcoolbooks #bookspines

Linsy Oooh, what a wonderful collection! 6y
AmyG Just lovely! 6y
wanderinglynn Beautiful set! ❤️ 6y
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ravenlee My mother has a set very similar, but tan instead of green. Maybe slightly newer vintage, but not much. I think it'll be mine someday. Love those stories. Lots of tissues required. 6y
rubyslippersreads Lovely set! 6y
bookandbedandtea Gorgeous collection! 6y
CrowCAH Beautiful collection!!!😍 6y
Daisey Love these! 6y
DivineDiana @ravenlee Sounds like a treasure! 6y
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Pickpick

I had forgotten how thoroughly enjoyable this book is. I‘m so glad Bonnets at Dawn prompted me to re-read it. Now I‘m going to have to re-read the sequel.

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rubyslippersreads
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Plenty of #aunts in this book, including Aunt Plenty. 😊 #150PnPCoverParty

CrowCAH Beautiful illustration! 6y
annalibris One of my favorite comfort reads! 6y
mabell Good one! ❤️ I forgot about all the aunts in this! Each with an oar... 6y
LeahBergen I forgot about the “Aunt Hill”. 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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BooksTeaRobin
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“Rose sat alone in the big best parlor...” #Readingnostalgia for #24in48 the oldest children‘s book I have in my apartment at the moment...more are at my moms house! This copy is from 1927 and was my granny‘s!

tpixie Awesomeness! And great book! 6y
BooksTeaRobin Thanks! I read this book and Little Women every year 😁 6y
rubyslippersreads I need to reread this, along with 6y
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quirkyreader
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I live in an area where sales are held in huge old barns. I went to one today and found a Hawthone's Tales VHS, a Tolkein book for my co-worker, and a 1919 edition of "Eight Cousins".

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Susannah
Mehso-so

Eight Cousins was just fine, though I felt about it much like I did The Adventures of Tom Sawyer after reading it as an adult: I would have enjoyed it so much more if I had read it when I was 10 or 12. And I wouldn't dream of comparing it to Little Women; Eight Cousins would pale (PALE) in comparison.

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Ok, so maybe I got ahead of myself (see previous entry below). 🤦‍♀️

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Susannah
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Heavens, Louisa May Alcott sure was ahead of her time.... And, perhaps, the more things change, the more they stay the same. 🤦‍♀️

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smilingshelves
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This may be blasphemy, but I enjoyed Eight Cousins so much more than Little Women! #readthisnotthat #maybookflowers
@RealLifeReading

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Pickpick

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DarcysMom
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. She may be a bit preachy in her tone, but she sure hits the nail on the head.

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DarcysMom
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There is so much that is sweet and quotable, I have to restrain myself. The descriptions of the cousins in this passage slay me.

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DarcysMom
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I love this - especially calling readers friends of the book. 😍

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MeganAnn
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#Day2 of #somethingforsept #Numberintitle: I found a fair number on my bookshelves. Eight Cousins is the first book I thought of for this as it was one of my favorite all time books growing up and is one of Alcott's lesser known books. I found this beautiful, but slightly damaged copy at a used book store a few years ago after much searching when I realized that my copy had gotten lost along the way somehow. #septemberphotochallenge

KVanRead Eight Cousins was one of my childhood favorites too ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
RealLifeReading What a lovely copy! 8y
MeganAnn @KVanRead I'm delighted to find another fan on here!! ❤️📚 8y
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MeganAnn @RealLifeReading thanks you! I was very excited when I found it! 🤓 8y
levi How do you like Evonivich? (I prolly didn't spell that right) We're CONSTANTLY shelving them at the library (her and James Patterson) 7y
MeganAnn @levi I've only read the first three so far after a friend recommended the series. I enjoyed them - they are fun, easy reading and I know there are a lot of people who really love them. The later ones I picked up at a garage sale but haven't gotten around to them yet. I wouldn't list them as a favorite, but if I need a palate cleanser in between other things I'll pick them up for something light. 7y
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Daisey
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I'm using a couple of childhood classics given to me by my grandma for today's number in the title photo. Eight Cousins is a 1955 edition she passed on to me.

#somethingforsept #septphotochallenge

[DELETED] 2232195534 Love those covers! 8y
Daisey @kaysreadinglife Thank you! They're pretty special to me. 8y
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rubyslippersreads
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#tbt I had these editions when I was a little girl. I don't know whatever happened to them, but luckily I have them as ebooks. These are my favorite Alcotts, even more than Little Women.

[DELETED] 2232195534 I loved these too. I still have my old copies of them from when I was in elementary school. And that was a long, long time ago! 8y
saholmes Me too! 7y
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DivineDiana
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Coming from a large family, this story of the adventures of young cousins appealed to my sense of family.#funfridayphoto

SusanInTiburon Sweet picture! 8y
[DELETED] 2232195534 I loved this book! Still have my copy from over 40 years ago. 😀 8y
DivineDiana @kaysreadinglife That is wonderful! Would love to see a photo! At some point, I would like to read the Louisa May Alcott books once more. 8y
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