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Little Women (Paperback)
Louisa May Alcott; Edited by Sarah Blackwood
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Little Women (1868-69), a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel
by Louisa May Alcott, remains one of the most beloved classics of
American literature for its compelling depiction of four sisters
growing up together during the Civil War era. The Norton Library
edition presents the first-edition text, with an introduction and
endnotes by Sarah Blackwood.
Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all
time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes
the family of the four March sisters living in a small New England
community. Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo,
at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an
author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music
and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve. The story of their domestic
adventures, their attempts to increase the family income, their
friendship with the neighbouring Laurence family, and their later
love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever.
Little Women is one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time, based on the author’s own youthful experiences. It describes the family of the four March sisters living in a small New England community.
Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve. The story of their domestic adventures, their attempts to increase the family income, their friendship with the neighbouring Laurence family, and their later love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever. Soon after the success of Little Women, Louis May Alcott wrote a sequel called Good Wives.
In the U.K. and around most of the world, this has continued to be published as a separate book, but many American editions have incorporated both books under the title of Little Women.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics.
'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make
could come true and we could live in them?'
A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the
New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable
March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at
home while their father is away at war and enter into various
scrapes and adventures as they do so. Alcott beautifully
interweaves bad times and good as her characters struggle with the
trials and tribulations of growing up and their relationships with
one another.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Ladylike Meg, artistic tomboy Jo, frail Beth, and charming
Amy—each March sister has her own dreams, struggles, and fears.
The March sisters learn that learning how to be a “little
woman” is never simple, but it’s much sweeter to do when they
have their sisters by their sides. This rich and realistic
portrait of growing up is now available in its entirety in this
paperback edition, perfect for young readers’ libraries.
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