num_pages: 348
description: It was first serialised in the Merry's Museum magazine between July and August in 1869 and consisted of only six chapters. For the finished product, however, Alcott continued the story from the chapter "Six Years Afterwards" and so it ended up with nineteen chapters in all. The book revolves around Polly Milton, the old-fashioned girl who titles the story. Polly visits her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw in the city and is overwhelmed by the fashionable and urban life they live--but also left out because of her "countrified" manners and outdated clothes.
language: English
title: An Old-Fashioned Girl
titlecomplete: An Old-Fashioned Girl
characters: Tom Shaw, Arthur Sydney, Maud Shaw, Polly Milton, Madam Shaw, Madam Shaw, Polly Milton, Tom Shaw, Fanny SHaw, Maud Shaw, Arthur Sidney, Fanny Shaw
genres: Fiction, Historical, Classic Literature, Young Adult, Romance, Literature, Classics, Childrens, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 19873
places: Boston, Massachusetts
publisher: Yearling Books