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Rose in Bloom

by Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888)

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  • 23 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"Rose in Bloom" by Louisa May Alcott is a novel published in 1876. This sequel to "Eight Cousins" follows Rose Campbell as she returns from Europe and navigates nineteenth-century society. Determined to pursue philanthropy and maintain her independence, Rose must contend with family expectations about marriage and fortune. As her cousins vie for her attention and her adopted companion Phebe seeks to prove herself, Rose faces questions about love, social class, and what truly matters in choosing a life partner.

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  • Orphans
  • Family life
  • Cousins

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Chapter 1 COMING HOME

Three young men stood together on a wharf one bright October day awaiting the arrival of an ocean steamer with an impatience which found a vent in lively skirmishes with a small lad, who pervaded the premises like a will-o'-the-wisp and afforded much amusement to the other groups assembled there.

“They are the Campbells, waiting for their cousin, who has been abroad several years with her uncle, the doctor,” whispered one lady to another as the handsomest of the young men touched his hat to her as he passed, lugging the boy, whom he had just rescued from a little expedition down among the piles.

“Which is that?” asked the stranger.

“Prince Charlie, as he's called a fine fellow, the most promising of the seven, but a little fast, people say,” answered the first speaker with a shake of the head.

“Are the others his brothers?”

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 COMING HOME
  3. Chapter 2 Old Friends with New Faces
  4. Chapter 3 MISS CAMPBELL
  5. Chapter 4 Thorns Among the Roses
  6. Chapter 5 Prince Charming
  7. Chapter 6 POLISHING MAC
  8. Chapter 7 PHEBE
  9. Chapter 8 BREAKERS AHEAD
  10. Chapter 9 NEW YEAR'S CALLS
  11. Chapter 10 the Sad and Sober Part
  12. Chapter 11 Small Temptations
  13. Chapter 12 AT KITTY'S BALL
  14. Chapter 13 BOTH SIDES
  15. Chapter 14 Aunt Clara's Plan
  16. Chapter 15 Alas for Charlie!
  17. Chapter 16 GOOD WORKS
  18. Chapter 17 Among the Haycocks
  19. Chapter 18 WHICH WAS IT?
  20. Chapter 19 Behind the Fountain
  21. Chapter 20 WHAT MAC DID
  22. Chapter 21 How Phebe Earned Her Welcome
  23. Chapter 22 SHORT AND SWEET

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This free edition of Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2804, released 2001-09-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Novels, American Literature.

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