An Old-Fashioned Girl
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An Old-Fashioned Girl is a 19th-century coming-of-age novel by Louisa May Alcott that contrasts simple, traditional values with the temptations of fashionable city life through the experiences of its young heroine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | has been adapted for stage ⓘ |
| author | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPartFocus | Polly Milton's first visit to the Shaw family in the city ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1869 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
coming-of-age fiction ⓘ domestic fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | yes ⓘ |
| hasPublicDomainStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| intendedMoral | to praise simplicity, honesty, and industry over fashion and wealth ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Fanny Shaw
ⓘ
Maud Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Shaw ⓘ Mrs. Shaw ⓘ Polly Milton ⓘ Sydney ⓘ Tom Shaw ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | mid-career work of Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| protagonist | Polly Milton ⓘ |
| publisher | Roberts Brothers ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Eight Cousins
ⓘ
Little Men ⓘ Little Women ⓘ Rose in Bloom ⓘ |
| secondPartFocus | Polly Milton's return to the city as a working young woman ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationDate | 1870 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
|
| structure | two-part novel ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
girls
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social status
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coming of age ⓘ family and friendship ⓘ female independence ⓘ traditional values versus fashionable society ⓘ work and self-reliance ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStory | several years of Polly Milton's youth and early adulthood ⓘ |
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