Little Women

Louisa May Alcott, Elaine Showalter

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Penguin
29 July 2010

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

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Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth - four ""little women"" enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations. Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo's hand, cried over little Beth's death, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. Future writers have found inspiration in Jo's devotion to her writing. In this simple, enthralling tale, both parts of which are included here, Louisa May Alcott has created four of American literature's most beloved women."

By: Louisa May Alcott
Introduction by: Elaine Showalter
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Australia, New Zealand & South Africa ed/ and Special Sales exclusive in UK ed
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 665g
ISBN: 9780141192413
ISBN 10: 0141192410
Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 29 July 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Louisa May Alcott wrote her first novel, The Inheritance, at age seventeen, but it went unpublished for nearly 150 years until 1997, after two researchers (Joel Myerson and Daniel Shealy) stumbled across the handwritten manuscript in the Houghton Library at Harvard University. Of course, Ms. Alcott is best known for a different novel, Little Women, which she wrote in two parts. The first volume, alternately titled Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, was published in 1868, and the second volume, Good Wives, was published in 1869. Like Jo in Little Women, Louisa also wrote many blood and thunder tales, which were published in popular periodicals of the day. She did not openly claim authorship for many of these Gothic thriller stories, however: for some, she used the pseudonym, A. M. Barnard ; for others, she chose to remain completely anonymous.