tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post7938111266258912718..comments2023-10-31T09:56:10.369+00:00Comments on Verity's Virago Venture: Louisa May Alcott 337, 338verityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-49661947754240393072010-03-08T16:04:17.504+00:002010-03-08T16:04:17.504+00:00Alison - 1p copies on Amazon!!
Carol - thanks for...Alison - 1p copies on Amazon!!<br /><br />Carol - thanks for commenting. They are gorgeous covers. I hadn't heard of work and it sounds very intriguing.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-46366941029231280432010-03-08T15:18:53.198+00:002010-03-08T15:18:53.198+00:00These are two of my favorites. There's another...These are two of my favorites. There's another LMA called "Work" in which the heroine has to go out and, yes, support herself -- more political and angry but very revealing. Penguin published in the US maybe a dozen years ago. I didn't know that Virago was still publishing in the UK. Can't get over how gorgeous the covers are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-63988986296315150582010-03-08T14:45:30.387+00:002010-03-08T14:45:30.387+00:00*Love* the illustration for "Rose in Bloom&qu...*Love* the illustration for "Rose in Bloom", I'm afraid it's a fight to the death in the charity shops betwixt thee 'n' me :)Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-37124563297161637102010-03-08T12:08:46.461+00:002010-03-08T12:08:46.461+00:00Lol - there are 1p copies on Amazon though...Lol - there are 1p copies on Amazon though...verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-59322555212951436602010-03-08T12:02:59.264+00:002010-03-08T12:02:59.264+00:00I saw Eight Cousins on ebay once - I should have n...I saw Eight Cousins on ebay once - I should have nabbed it!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-45271613914363876462010-03-08T10:55:03.066+00:002010-03-08T10:55:03.066+00:00Hannah - I desperately want these now, they would ...Hannah - I desperately want these now, they would make such a wonderful addition to my collection. It's years since I've read her books and to find them in green covers would be fantastic.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-87578666077220526022010-03-08T09:16:14.084+00:002010-03-08T09:16:14.084+00:00Really lovely covers - and I didn't know that ...Really lovely covers - and I didn't know that Virago printed anything by LMA - I haven't read anything of hers since I was a schoolgirl, but she was a wonderful writer as I remember!<br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-37056611130203302332010-03-08T08:56:39.294+00:002010-03-08T08:56:39.294+00:00Mrs B - they are definitely worth reading - I enjo...Mrs B - they are definitely worth reading - I enjoyed them at school.<br /><br />Rabbleleader - thank you! I'd missed showing all covers - doh! Now uploaded thanks to you :)verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-20587500817345762612010-03-07T10:56:03.423+00:002010-03-07T10:56:03.423+00:00There are Virago cover pictures of both titles on ...There are Virago cover pictures of both titles on their Librarything pages. Click on show all covers, and you'll see them.Waffling Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169708833299833209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-65478697358214389932010-03-07T09:14:52.629+00:002010-03-07T09:14:52.629+00:00I had no idea Alcott was a Virago author. How wond...I had no idea Alcott was a Virago author. How wonderful! I haven't read the titles you mentioned but have heard good things about Eight Cousins.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.com