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Susan Coolidge

    Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, écrivant sous le nom de plume Susan Coolidge, fut une auteure américaine célèbre pour ses récits classiques destinés à la jeunesse. Son œuvre la plus connue s'inspire de sa propre vie de famille, capturant l'essence de l'enfance et des relations familiales. À travers ses histoires, elle offre une représentation réaliste de la vie domestique et de l'éducation au XIXe siècle. Woolsey a également contribué à la préservation littéraire en éditant la correspondance et les journaux intimes d'autres écrivaines, mettant en lumière leurs vies et leurs œuvres.

    Eyebright
    What Katy did at school
    Children's Classics: What Katy Did At School
    What Katy Did
    Selected Letters
    Famous Classics for Girls
    • Famous Classics for Girls

      Heidi, What Katy Did, Black Beauty

      • 192pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      Three essential stories for girlhood reading, retold for young readers and collected in one lovely package In Heidi , a little orphan girl is forced to live with her grumpy grandfather in a lonely hut in the Alps, and eventually comes to love her mountain life. Katie intends to be beautiful and good one day—so when an accident happens, Katie must be brave and hold on to her dreams, in What Katie Did . Black Beauty is the story of a noble horse who is cruelly mistreated as he searches to find a new and loving home.

      Famous Classics for Girls
      3,6
    • Selected Letters

      • 226pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      This representative selection from R. W. Chapman's collected edition of Jane Austen's letters contains about one-third of the surviving letters and forms a delightful introduction to Jane Austne's world. The charm of the letters lies in their content, which unfolds a family saga over different gnereations: births, marriages, and deaths, family tensions, and even the occassional whiff of scandal. Jane Austen wrote most of her letters to her sister Cassandra and to other intimate friends, without a thought for prosperity. Thus they provide a moving, unaffected record of the experiences, frustrations, and pleasures familiar to many women of her day, which Austen illuminates with flashes of characteristic wit.

      Selected Letters
      3,9
    • What Katy Did

      • 183pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      Katy Carr is the longest girl that was ever seen. She is all legs and elbows, and angles and joints. She tears her dress every day, hates sewing and doesn't care about being called 'good'. Her head is full of schemes and one day she plans to do something important. But a great deal is to happen to Katy before that time comes.

      What Katy Did
      3,6
    • Dr. Carr's mind is firmly made up. Katy and her little sister Clover are to spend a year away at boarding school. A strange place, far from home, but on arrival the girls have an inkling that it might turn out to be rather different from their expectations. One thing is for sure, it certainly isn't going to be dull with Rose Red as an ally.

      Children's Classics: What Katy Did At School
      3,4
    • What Katy did at school

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      Dr Carr's mind is firmly made up. Katy and her little sister Clover are to spend a whole year away at boarding school. A strange place, far from home, but on arrival the girls have an inkling that it might turn out to be rather different from their expectations. One thing is for sure, it certainly isn't going to be dull with a girl like Rose Red as an ally.

      What Katy did at school
      3,5
    • Eyebright

      A Story

      • 138pages
      • 5 heures de lecture

      Born into a prominent New England family, Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, known by her pen name Susan Coolidge, made her mark as a children's author after serving as a nurse during the Civil War. Her literary career blossomed post-war, leading to her most famous work, What Katy Did, published in 1872. Woolsey remained unmarried and lived in Newport, Rhode Island, where she also edited significant literary works. Her contributions to children's literature and her family's literary legacy highlight her influence in the genre.

      Eyebright
    • Verses

      in large print

      • 152pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      Megali focuses on making historical works accessible by reproducing them in large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. This commitment to inclusivity ensures that a broader audience can enjoy and engage with important texts from the past.

      Verses
    • What Katy Did at School; A novel

      in large print

      • 236pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      This publication focuses on making historical works accessible through large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. Megali, the publishing house behind this initiative, is dedicated to reproducing important texts in a format that enhances readability and promotes inclusivity for all readers.

      What Katy Did at School; A novel