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Little Women
The classic story of the March family whose 4 daughters are growing up in New England in the mid-1800s. There are numerous sequels, for example, Little Men and Jo's Boys. Annotation. Little Women is the heartwarming story of the March family that has thrilled generations of readers. It is the story of four sisters--Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth-- and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War.
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Little Women is Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel following the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, as they grow up in genteel poverty during the American Civil War. Warm and clear-eyed, it took the ordinary lives of girls seriously at a time when fiction rarely did, above all through Jo, the writer who refuses to be confined. It has never gone out of print.
About the author — Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (1832 to 1888) was an American novelist raised among the New England Transcendentalists. She drew Little Women from her own family, and its independent heroine Jo has inspired writers and readers for more than a century.
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What is Little Women about?
The coming of age of the four March sisters during and after the Civil War, as they navigate poverty, ambition, love, and loss. At its heart is Jo's struggle to live as a writer and an independent woman.
Is Little Women a feminist book?
In its quiet way, yes. Through Jo it insists that a woman can want work, art, and autonomy, not just marriage, which was a notable stance for a popular novel of 1868.
Is Little Women worth reading?
Yes. Beyond its nostalgia it offers genuine emotional depth and one of literature's most beloved heroines, which is why it is still read and adapted today.