Author: Alcott, Louisa May, Bailey, Ella
Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 1 May 2016 by Alma Books Ltd (Alma Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Alma Junior Classics' series.
Paperback | 352 pages, b/w
202 x 121 x 23 | 274g
The four March sisters “ Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy “ live in financial hardship in New England with their mother, while their father has been drafted to fight in the Civil War. The girls embark on a series of adventures and endure a number of unexpected misfortunes “ experiences that allow their personalities to emerge: Meg sensible and outgoing, Jo literary and boyish, Beth musical and shy, and Amy artistic and selfish “ but the bonds holding together the March family remain unbroken.
Initially written as a novel for girls, Little Women is now regarded as an all-time American classic for all readers, inspiring generations of women writers and giving rise to many adaptations.