Little Women

Little Women

Little Women remains one of the best loved books of all time! Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, and spoiled Amy learn hard lessons about poverty as they grow 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.

Based on Louise May Alcott’s childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.

• About the author: Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. She remains best known for this novel and its sequels Little Men and Jo’s Boys.