Little Women

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Now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothe Chalamet, and Meryl Streep!

Discover Louisa May Alcotts enchanting tale of the March sisters for yourself with this beautiful keepsake edition of Little Women!

The quintessential American story, Little Women captured readers hearts right from the start. A bestseller from the time it was originally published in 1868, it is the tale of the March sisters: Meg, Beth, Jo, and Amy. The four girls couldnt be more different, but with their father fighting in the Civil War and their mother supporting the family, the sisters will have to rely on each other as they grow up and grow together, experiencing love, loss, and the importance of family. Louisa May Alcott recreates her own familys dramatic, comic, and sometimes tragic experiences in this heartfelt novel that has been celebrated and shared for generationsand this unabridged edition will continue to be shared for years to come.

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Louisa May Alcottwas born in 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She is best known forLittle Women(1868), which is loosely based on her own life and proved to be one of the most popular childrens books ever written. Three sequels followed:Good Wives(1869),Little Men(1871), andJos Boys(1886). Alcott was the daughter of the famous transcendentalist Bronson Alcott and was friend of Emerson and Thoreau. In addition to writing, she worked as a teacher, governess, and Civil War nurse, as well as being an advocate of abolition, womens rights, and temperance. She died in 1888 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts.