Little women

Title:

Little women

Author:

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

ISBN:

9780008514389

Personal Author:

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Edition:

[New] edition.

Publication Date:

2021

Physical Description:

386 pages ; 20 cm.

Series:

HarperCollins children's classics

HarperCollins children's classics.

Abstract:

In 1868 Louisa May Alcott began to write a novel based on her own childhood, in the hope of settling some of her father's mounting debts. 'Little Women' is a sensitive portrayal of the lives of four young sisters growing up during the American Civil War.

Reading Level:

Juvenile.

Subject Term:

March family (Fictitious characters) -- Juvenile fiction.

Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction.

Genre:

Children's stories.

Fiction 9+.

Classic Stories.

Copies:

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Summary

This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is the perfect addition to any bookshelf.

During the hardships of the American Civil War, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March are facing Christmas without their father. Little Women is their story - a tale of four very different sisters, their adventures and ambitions, their relationship with their neighbour Laurie and ultimately their moving journey from girls to women.

This charming and timeless story inspired by Louisa May Alcott's own life is not only one of the best-loved children's books of all time, but also one of the most widely read and bestselling novels in American literature.

Complete your library with HarperCollins Children's Classics.

Author Notes

Louisa May Alcott was a 19th-century American novelist best known for her novel, Little Women, as well as its well-loved sequels, Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women is renowned as one of the very first classics of children's literature, and remains a popular masterpiece today.