"Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair" is an 1887 children's novel by American author Louisa May Alcott. A charming tale of innocence and friendship set in idyllic countryside, this inspiring book is perfect for children or teenagers and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Alcott's wonderful work. Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel "Little Women", as well as its sequels "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys". She grew up in New England and became associated with numerous notable intellectuals of her time, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry David Thoreau

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