Little Women

Author: Alcott, Louisa May

Brand: Simon & Schuster

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 704

Release Date: 01-06-2000

Details: Product Description
Before the new movie adaptation starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Timothée Chalamet arrives in theaters, discover Louisa May Alcott's enchanting tale of the March sisters for yourself.

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.
About the Author
Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She is best known for 
Little Women (1968), which is loosely based on her own life and proved to be one of the most popular children’s books ever written. Three sequels followed: 
Good Wives (1869), 
Little Men (1871), and 
Jo’s Boys (1886). Alcott was the daughter of the famous transcendentalist Bronson Alcott and was friend of Emerson and Thoreau. In addition to writing, she worked as a teacher, governess, and Civil War nurse, as well as being an advocate of abolition, women’s rights, and temperance. She died in 1888 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts.

EAN: 9780689835315

Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 2.0 inches

Languages: English