Little Women

by Alcott, Louisa

• ISBN13: 9780192737465
• ISBN10: 0192737465
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-05-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Open your heart to the unforgettable March sisters . . .

Sensible Meg, hot-headed Jo, quiet Beth, and pretty Amy might be sisters, but they're not alike, and they don't always get along. But when the going gets tough, they know they always have each other. The beloved novel follows the life of the sisters during the Civil War. Based loosely on Louisa May Alcott's family, the story weaves together a beautiful portrait of 19th century life.

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Author Biography

Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1832. The Alcott family did not have much money and so when Louisa was in her teens she began to take various positions including teacher, seamstress, and servant. When the Civil War broke out she enlisted as a nurse and during this time contracted typhoid fever which would effect her health for the rest of her life. She had various stories published before being asked to write a children's book, the result of which was Little Women. The success of this book meant that she and her family were financially secure at last. Louisa died in 1888 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetary in Massachusetts.