An orphaned heiress is raised by her wise uncle and seven boisterous boy cousins, learning health and character. Alcott's cheerful domestic story.
Books mentioned in Eight Cousins (13)
Essays by Francis Bacon: “Rose looked hard at the scrawl, and presently announced, with an air of superior wisdom, “Oh, that's 'Bacon's Essays.'””
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens: “Rose liked to read aloud, and gladly gave him the chapter in "Nicholas Nickleby" where the Miss Kenwigses take their French lesson.”
Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre: “she asked, flitting over the leaves of "Paul and Virginia," that lay on the table.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: “…whale beside its mother; while the lads careered about, looking like a flock of distracted flamingoes, and acting like the famous dancing party in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."”
The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle: “One bright morning, as Rose sat down to begin a fat volume entitled "History of the French Revolution," expecting to come to great grief over the long names, Mac, who was lumbering about the room like a blind bear, stopped her by asking abruptly,”
Palissy, the Potter by Henry Morley: “Rose despised this taste at first, but soon got interested in Livingstone's adventures, Hobson's stirring life in India, and the brave trials and triumphs of Watt and Arkwright, Fulton, and "Palissy, the Potter."”
Paradise Lost by John Milton: ““Is that meant for 'Pulverized Bones,' ma'am?” “No, sir; it's 'Paradise Lost.'””
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: “We are Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday going to see if the savages have come," she said presently, for her fancy was full of the dear old stories that all children love so well.”
Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes: ““Tom Brown just suits mother, and me too, so I wish Mr. Hughes would write another story as good,” said Archie.”
Babes in the Wood: “The next was a pretty little scene from the immortal story of "Babes in the Wood."”
The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley: “that time-honoured dish demanded the concentrated action of several mighty minds; so the “Water Babies” came ashore and fell to cooking.”
The Gypsy's Child: “It is like Arabella Montgomery in the 'Gypsy's Child.”
Books that mention Eight Cousins (1)
Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse by Faith Sullivan: “Nell set aside the colander of string beans and listened as he read to Hilly from Eight Cousins.”