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Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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"Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy" by Louisa May Alcott is a coming-of-age novel published in 1868-1869. The story follows four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—as they navigate the passage from childhood to womanhood in Civil War-era Massachusetts. Loosely based on Alcott's own family, the novel explores themes of domesticity, work, and love while depicting the joys and struggles of nineteenth-century women's lives. Through their adventures and challenges, the March sisters embody different aspects of young American womanhood. ... Read more

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AuthorAlcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
IllustratorMerrill, Frank T., 1848-1923
TitleLittle Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women
CreditsDavid Edwards, Ernest Schaal, Robert Homa, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading LevelReading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassPS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
SubjectMarch family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction
CategoryText
eBook-No.37106
Release DateAug 16, 2011
Last UpdateSep 24, 2025
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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