Little Women

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Little Women
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Louisa May Alcott
Introduction by Joan W. Blos
SeriesAladdin Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:704
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 130
Category/GenreZoology and animal sciences
ISBN/Barcode 9780689835315
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations f-c cvr

Publishing Details

Publisher Simon & Schuster
Imprint Aladdin
Publication Date 8 January 1999
Publication Country United States

Description

The quintessential American family story, Little Women captured readers' hearts right from the start. A bestseller from the time it was originally published in 1868, it is the story of the four March sisters: Meg, Beth, Jo, and Amy. Louisa May Alcott recreates her own family's dramatic and sometimes comic experiences in this American novel, inspiration for numerous dramatic and film versions.

Author Biography

Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832, the second of four daughters of the philosopher Bronson Alcott. She was educated at home and went on to become a schoolteacher in Boston. Her first book Flower Fables (which she wrote when she was sixteen) was published when she was twenty-two, but she interrupted her career as a writer to nurse soldiers at a Washington hospital during the civil war. Her most enduring book, Little Women, was published in 1868 and was an instant success. Other books include Little Men and Jo's Boys. Louisa May Alcott died in 1888 at the age of fifty-six.