Ebook {Epub PDF} Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

IN HARDBACK, UNDATED BUT circa [Little Women part 1 2, Complete], OR PART FIRST SECOND, IN UK PART 2 WAS CALLED GOOD WIVES BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, Blank CHOCOLATE BROWN Endpapers FORMER OWNER INSCRIPTION TINY Sticker, Inner Hinges Starting slightly Cracked, B/W DECORATIONS ON SOME PGS, NO OTHER . Little Women, novel for children by Louisa May Alcott, published in two parts in and Her sister May illustrated the first edition. It initiated a genre of family stories for children. The novel has two sequels: Little Men () and Jo’s Boys (). The Little Women Text. Louisa May Alcott: Louisa May Alcott's novel brings to life vividly the life of New England during the nineteenth century. A life that was tranquil, secure, and productive. It is little wonder, for she drew on her own and on her family's experiences for her work.

By: Louisa May Alcott () Set in nineteenth century New England, Little Women follows the lives of the four March sisters-Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg. The novel is a classic rites of passage story, that has often split literature critics but has been adored by many over the years. Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott ().. Originally published in two volumes in and , Alcott wrote the book over several months at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Louisa May Alcott's Little Women; or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy () follows the lives, loves and tribulations of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill. The story is based on the childhood experiences Alcott shared with her real-life sisters, Anna, May and Elizabeth.

Part 1, Chapter 1. The story opens in Concord, Massachusetts, just a few days before Christmas in the year The four March girls – motherly Meg (age 16), boyish Jo (age 15), frail yet pious Beth (age 13), and elegant Amy (age 12) – live alone with their mother, Mrs. March. Their father, Mr. March, has volunteered to serve in the Union army as a chaplain, leaving his wife and daughters to fend for themselves in his absence. Little Women Development history. In , Thomas Niles, the publisher of Louisa May Alcott's works, recommended that she write a Explanation of the novel's title. According to literary critic Sarah Elbert, when using the term "little women", Alcott Plot summary. Four sisters and their mother. While Pride and Prejudice is much more of a romance, a love story, Little Women is a story about family. Also, Jane Austen uses more satire than Alcott. There are definitely very comedic moments in Little Women though! (less) flag.