num_pages: 328
description: When Polly Milton first came up to Boston from her home in the country to visit her friend Fanny Shaw she thought that Fanny and her brothers and sisters must be the happiest people in the world because of their beautiful clothes and unlimited spending money. But Polly soon learned that happiness and selfishness can accompany even a fine home and many luxuries.Six years later, in order to help put her brother Will through college, Polly returned to Boston to teach music. There, to her great distress, she learned that Mr. Shaw's business had failed and her friends had had to move into a small cottage more in keeping with their tiny income.Polly's goodness and self-sacrifice helped the Shaws make a new and happy life when their riches had vanished, and Polly herself found love and romance. All of Louisa May Alcott's understanding, humor, and fascinating gift of discovering the adventure of everyday living are present in generous measure in this delightful story.
language: English
title: Old Fashioned Girl
titlecomplete: 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: Grosset & Dunlap