内容简介
Originallypublishedfrom1932to1943,LauraIngallsWilder'sLittleHousebooksareclassicsofchildren'sliterature,belovedbymillions.ButreaderswholastenjoyedthemaschildrenmaybeastonishedatthequietpoetryofWilder'sproseandtheforceandpoignancyofherportraitofthelivesofAmericanpioneers.NowTheLibraryofAmericaandeditorCarolineFraserpresentanewtwo-volumeeditionthataffirmsWilder'splaceintheAmericancanon,reintroducingtheseenduringworkstoreadersyoungandold.Here,forthefirsttimeintwocollectiblehardcovervolumes,arealleightLittleHousenovels-brilliantnarrativesoftheearlylifeofLauraIngallsandherfamilyastheygrowupwiththecountryinthewoods,ontheplains,andfinallyinthesmalltownsoftheadvancingAmericanfrontier-plustheposthumousnovellaTheFirstFourYears,whichrecountstheearlyyearsoftheauthor'smarriagetoAlmanzoWilder.ThissecondvolumeincludesBytheShoresofSilverLake,TheLongWinter,LittleTownonthePrairie,TheseHappyGoldenYears,andTheFirstFourYears,plustworareautobiographicalpiecesthatrevealreallifeeventsnotincludedinthenovelsandaddresstheinevitablequestion:whathappenednext??AcompanionvolumegathersLittleHouseintheBigWoods,FarmerBoy,LittleHouseonthePrairie,andOntheBanksofPlumCreek.?Eachvolumefeaturesanewly-researchedchronologyofLauraIngallsWilder'slifeandcareer,andhelpfulnotes.Thevolumesarealsoavailableinadeluxecollector'sboxedset,TheLittleHouseBooks:TheLibraryofAmericaCollection.
作者简介
CarolineFraser,editor,istheauthormostrecentlyofRewildingtheWorld:DispatchesfromtheConservationRevolution.ShehaswrittenforTheNewYorker,whereshewasformerlyontheeditorialstaff,TheAtlantic,OutsideMagazine,Allure,andTheLosAngelesTimesBookReview,amongotherpublications.HeressaysandreviewsalsoappearinTheNewYorkReviewofBooks.ShelivesinSantaFe,NewMexico.,,,