{"product_id":"comic-tragedies-written-by-jo-and-meg-and-acted-by-the-little-women-hardcover","title":"Comic Tragedies: Written by \"Jo\" and \"Meg\" and Acted by the \"Little Women\" - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eComic Tragedies\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rare and revealing glimpse into the theatrical imagination behind \u003cem\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/em\u003e, gathering youthful plays written by Louisa May Alcott and her sister Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt.\u003c\/strong\u003e Presented under the playful names \"Jo\" and \"Meg,\" and originally described as having been acted by the \"Little Women,\" these dramatic pieces belong to the family world that later fed Alcott's most famous fiction: parlour theatricals, heightened emotion, disguise, melodrama, sisterly collaboration, and the intense imaginative life of the Alcott household.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes romantic, historical, and melodramatic pieces such as \"Norna; or, The Witch's Curse,\" \"The Captive of Castile; or, The Moorish Maiden's Vow,\" \"The Greek Slave,\" \"Ion,\" \"Bianca: An Operatic Tragedy,\" and \"The Unloved Wife; or, Woman's Faith.\" First published in book form in 1893 by Roberts Brothers, \u003cem\u003eComic Tragedies\u003c\/em\u003e is especially valuable for readers interested in Alcott beyond \u003cem\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/em\u003e: her early drama, her family circle, her theatrical instincts, and the way youthful playacting helped shape one of the most enduring bodies of nineteenth-century American fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis SMK edition is a strong companion volume to Alcott's fiction, juvenile works, and family-centred classics. It will appeal to readers of Louisa May Alcott, \u003cem\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/em\u003e, nineteenth-century American women writers, literary juvenilia, classic family literature, and historical drama with a distinctly Alcottian blend of earnest feeling, humour, performance, and sisterly invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377889579245,"sku":"9781515426615","price":34.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/TT71e-Ning9781515426615.webp?v=1785619752","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/comic-tragedies-written-by-jo-and-meg-and-acted-by-the-little-women-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}