Forgotten Little Women
Old classics similar to Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Nothing set after 1950. Just classic girls fiction. Obscure authors, out of print Dime novels and others.
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I'll see if I can find any, but i think most of my favourite books are on your list. I've found quite a few. Thanks for making it!



I found Rose O'the river, and, An old fashioned girl on your list, tweety, and I want to read them.
Are they good?

Gemms, Rose O'the River is good, I can't say that it was my favorite, but it was worth reading. I enjoyed watching the characters learn and grow. I believe it's due for a reread.
I haven't read An Old Fashioned Girl yet, but as soon as I find a copy I'm going to! I have heard such a lot of good about it. :) (and I've never read Jo's Boys, but I do have a copy)
Elle, mine are Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Daddy Long Legs, Seven daughters and A Girl of the Limberlost. Seven Daughters isn't well known or easy to find, but it is so worth the read!

Do you like L.M. Montgomery's books? L.M. Montgomery is one of my favourite authors.

Yes, we're sisters, twins actually.
Thanks, I think I'll read Rose O'the river then. And An old fashioned girl, if I can get it.
Seven daughters sounds really good, what is it about?


Seven Daughters is a bit of a coming of age story focused on the two oldest daughters of a preacher and his wife. It's very sweet and fairly similar to Louisa May Alcott's style.

I haven't read the blue castle and was wondering if it is any different from her children's books? Because I heard it was mainly for adults.

Which of her short story collections did you like best?

It's hard to choose a favourite short story collection, but I think I like Across The Miles, and The Road To Yesterday. :)

Most were quite romantic.
Which, of all her books, did you like best?

Can I list a few? They would be Jane of Lantern Hill, The Blue Castle, The Road to Yesterday and Pat of Silver Bush. I don't know if I could pick one.

I know you have read Arabella, by Georgette Heyer, I was wondering if it was good? I've never read a book by Georgette Heyer. :)

Arabella is very good, and comical. I'm not a fan of regencies, but I do like Georgette Heyer. I've read almost all of her books, and Arabella is on of her best regencies. I think it's a good Heyer to start with. It one of my favorite Heyer books. :)

If you like dogs you'd probably love Frederica, I did and I'm not a dog lover, but the doggy in this was charming. ;)

If you have, what's that, and A girl of a limberlost about?
Are they good?"
Oh, Gemma! I love those books! Freckles is about an orphan boy who is determined to rise above the feelings of being a child left behind. It is so good. (I cant say more without giving it all away)
A Girl of the Limberlost is the sequel, but its not about Freckles, its about Elnora, who has a mother, but may as well be an orphan. Its a coming of age story, were Elnora finds happiness and contentment, something shes never had before.

and now I think I'll read Freckles as well.
Have you read any Australian books?


Seven Little Australians. Elle and I live in Australia.
What country do you live in?

Do you have any Australian books you'd recommend?

most of our lives.
Well, I haven't read many that I can think of, but I've heard A Picnic At Hanging Rock, is good.
Have you read it?





except for The Famous Five, and The Secret Seven when I was younger.
But I'm really interested in this book particularly.

1) The Island of Adventure,
The Castle Of Adventure,
The Mountain of Adventure,
3)The Valley of Adventure,
5)The Sea Of Adventure,
6)The Ship of Adventure. Enid Blyton,
7)The circus of adventure
8) The River of Adventure
I've forgotten the order somewhat. :/

I still have the complete series in a Dutch translation :-) and reread The Island of Adventure recently for a challenge.
The right order of the books is mentioned on GR, by the way (island, castle, valley, sea, mountain, ship, circus, river). I was given The Circus of Adventure as a birthday present once, and loved it so much that I bought the other parts of the series by and by :-)
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