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Jo's Boys

Louisa May Alcott

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Years after the opening of Plumfield, Jo and Meg look over a community transformed by education and generosity. The young people once cared for there now face work, public expectations and adult relationships, while Jo's concern continues beyond the boundaries of school.

22 sections100,553 wordsAbout 7 h 37 min
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About Jo's Boys

The larger household becomes a network of different possible futures rather than a single path to maturity. Conversations about vocation place talent beside obligation and reputation. Jo's changing role allows the book to examine the limits of guidance: affection can remain constant even when students' decisions move beyond a teacher's supervision.

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Compare the former pupils' choices of work and relationships with the expectations Plumfield helped them develop.

This reading edition contains 100,553 words in 22 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Louisa May Alcott. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

Opening excerpt

'If anyone had told me what wonderful changes were to take place here in ten years, I wouldn't have believed it,' said Mrs Jo to Mrs Meg, as they sat on the piazza at Plumfield one summer day, looking about them with faces full of pride and pleasure.

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Contents

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  1. Chapter 1. TEN YEARS LATER24 min
  2. Chapter 2. PARNASSUS25 min
  3. Chapter 3. JO'S LAST SCRAPE27 min
  4. Chapter 4. DAN27 min
  5. Chapter 5. VACATION34 min
  6. Chapter 6. LAST WORDS28 min
  7. Chapter 7. THE LION AND THE LAMB25 min
  8. Chapter 8. JOSIE PLAYS MERMAID23 min
  9. Chapter 9. THE WORM TURNS22 min
  10. Chapter 10. DEMI SETTLES18 min
  11. Chapter 11. EMIL'S THANKSGIVING13 min
  12. Chapter 12. DAN'S CHRISTMAS17 min
  13. Chapter 13. NAT'S NEW YEAR18 min
  14. Chapter 14. PLAYS AT PLUMFIELD24 min
  15. Chapter 15. WAITING12 min
  16. Chapter 16. IN THE TENNIS-COURT22 min
  17. Chapter 17. AMONG THE MAIDS18 min
  18. Chapter 18. CLASS DAY18 min
  19. Chapter 19. WHITE ROSES18 min
  20. Chapter 20. LIFE FOR LIFE22 min
  21. Chapter 21. ASLAUGA'S KNIGHT20 min
  22. Chapter 22. POSITIVELY LAST APPEARANCE14 min

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