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    A Modern Cinderella, Or The Little Old Shoe and Other Stories
    A Modern Cinderella, Or The Little Old Shoe and Other Stories
    A Modern Cinderella, Or The Little Old Shoe and Other Stories
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    A Modern Cinderella, Or The Little Old Shoe and Other Stories

    By Louisa May Alcott

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    Short stories by the author of "Little Women", including A MODERN CINDERELLA: OR, THE LITTLE OLD SHOE, DEBBY'S DEBUT, BROTHERS, and NELLY'S HOSPITAL. According to Wikipedia: "Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women, published in 1868. This novel is loosely based on her childhood experiences with her three sisters."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSeltzer Books
    Release dateMar 1, 2018
    ISBN9781455387892
    A Modern Cinderella, Or The Little Old Shoe and Other Stories
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    Louisa May Alcott

    Louisa May Alcott was a 19th-century American novelist best known for her novel, Little Women, as well as its well-loved sequels, Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women is renowned as one of the very first classics of children’s literature, and remains a popular masterpiece today.

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