new england

Ethan Frome, a poor farmer in nineteenth-century Starkfield, Massachusetts, sets off a devastating chain of events when he falls in love with the vivacious Mattie, cousin of his sickly, demanding wife. Includes background information, an outline of key themes and plot points, explanatory notes, and other study aids.

Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.

Lucy Winter finds herself in the middle of a crisis shortly after arriving to teach on the campus of a New England women's college when she learns that a brilliant student who is the protegee of a powerful faculty member has committed a dishonest act.

An abridged version of Louisa May Alcott's classic "Little women, " which chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England. Includes read-along CD.

Describes the early fur trade in the New World and discusses its influence on North American history.

The classic story of four sisters in nineteenth-century New England based on the Columbia Pictures movie.

A series of stories, set in the northern New England ten thousand years ago, about the special relationship between the Abenaki people and the dogs who were their faithful friends.

Initially delighted when she receives an invitation to wealthy and elegant Lily Pomeray's house party, Meg is mortified to learn that she has not been invited as a guest but rather to help make the costumes for a masquerade.

As Christmas approaches, Jo March finds herself unable to control her quick temper even though it causes strife in the family and threatens the publication of her first story in the newspaper.