Eight Cousins
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Eight Cousins is a 19th-century coming-of-age novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows orphaned Rose Campbell as she grows up under the care of her unconventional uncle and seven male cousins.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
children's novel
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coming-of-age novel → novel → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill
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| author |
Louisa May Alcott
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| character |
Archie Campbell
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Aunt Clara → Aunt Jane → Aunt Jessie → Aunt Myra → Aunt Peace → Aunt Plenty → Charlie Campbell → Geordie Campbell → Jamie Campbell → Mac Campbell → Rose Campbell → Steve Campbell → Uncle Alec Campbell → Will Campbell → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| explores |
progressive ideas about child-rearing
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the contrast between conventional and unconventional education → |
| features |
an unconventional guardian uncle
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| firstPublicationCentury |
19th century
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| focusesOn |
the moral and physical development of a young girl
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| follows |
Rose Campbell's upbringing after being orphaned
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| genre |
children's literature
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coming-of-age fiction → domestic fiction → |
| hasIllustrations |
yes
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| hasSequel |
Rose in Bloom
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| intendedFor |
girls and young women
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| literaryMovement |
19th-century American literature
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| mainCharacter |
Rose Campbell
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Louisa May Alcott's juvenile fiction
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| placeOfPublication |
Boston
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| protagonist |
Rose Campbell
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| publisher |
Roberts Brothers
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| setting |
Boston
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| settingPeriod |
19th century
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| targetAudience |
young readers
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| theme |
family relationships
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female education → gender roles → health and reform → moral development → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Eight Cousins
("Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Rose in Bloom
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follows |
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Rose in Bloom
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isSequelTo |
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Louisa May Alcott
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notableWork |
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An Old-Fashioned Girl
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relatedWorkByAuthor |
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Rose in Bloom
("Eight Cousins series")
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series |
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Louisa May Alcott
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wrote |