An Old-Fashioned Girl

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)

Polly Milton, a 14-year-old country girl, visits her friend Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time. Poor Polly is overwhelmed by the splendor at the Shaws' and their urbanized, fashionable lifestyles, fancy clothes and some other habits she considers weird and, mostly, unlikable. However, Polly's warmth, support and kindness eventually win her the hearts of all the family members. Six years later, Polly comes back to the city to become a music teacher. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): General

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Preface/Polly Arrives Jennette Selig
00:30:06
Play 02 New Fashions Jennette Selig
00:28:27
Play 03 Polly's Troubles Jennette Selig
00:26:55
Play 04 Little Things Jennette Selig
00:32:24
Play 05 Scrapes Jennette Selig
00:31:10
Play 06 Grandma Jennette Selig
00:56:04
Play 07 Good-by Jennette Selig
00:30:30
Play 08 Six Years Afterward Jennette Selig
00:34:59
Play 09 Lessons Jennette Selig
00:31:14
Play 10 Brothers and Sisters Jennette Selig
00:38:22
Play 11 Needles and Tongues Jennette Selig
00:32:34
Play 12 Forbidden Fruit Jennette Selig
00:32:58
Play 13 The Sunny Side Jennette Selig
00:34:14
Play 14 Nipped in the Bud Jennette Selig
00:31:51
Play 15 Breakers Ahead Jennette Selig
00:32:40
Play 16 A Dress Parade Jennette Selig
00:22:40
Play 17 Playing Grandmother Jennette Selig
00:37:36
Play 18 The Woman Who Did Not Dare Jennette Selig
00:26:34
Play 19 Tom's Success Jennette Selig
00:22:29