Eight Cousins (1940)

"Eight Cousins" by Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women), illustrated by Erwin L. Hess, and published by Whitman Publishing Company in 1940.  "When Rose Campbell, a shy orphan, arrives at "The Aunt Hill" to live with her six aunts and seven boisterous male cousins, she is quite overwhelmed. How could such a delicate young lady, used to the quiet hallways of a girls' boarding school, exist in such a spirited home? It is the arrival of Uncle Alec that changes everything. Much to the horror of her aunts, Rose's forward-thinking uncle insists that the child get out of the parlor and into the sunshine. And with a little courage and lots of adventures with her mischievous but loving cousins, Rose begins to bloom." Size: 6" x 8.25" x 1.125" Condition: Antique, well traveled