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Little Women

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

Little Women

Contributors:

By (Author) Louisa May Alcott
Introduction by Elaine Showalter
Notes by Siobhan Kilfeather

ISBN:

9780140390698

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Classics

Publication Date:

26th January 1989

UK Publication Date:

26th January 1989

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

813.4

Prizes:

Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

544

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

363g

Description

This Penguin Classics edition of Louisa May Alcott's inspiring tale of sisterhood, Little Women, is edited with an introduction by Elaine Showalter. One of the best loved books of all time.Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy- these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth- century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Reviews

"The American female myth."
Madelon Bedell

Author Bio

Louisa May Alcottwas born in Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters. After a period of serving as an army nurse, she publishedHospital Sketchesin 1863, followed by Gothic Romances and lurid thrillers. In 1868-9, she publishedLittle Women, which proved so popular that it was followed by two sequels and several other novels. She died in 1888. Elaine Showalter is the author of the groundbreaking A Literature of Their Own and editor of Little Women for Penguin Classics.

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