num_pages: 543
description: 
  Little Women
 is one of the best loved books of all time. Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.
language: English
title: Little Women
titlecomplete: Little Women (Bantam Classics)
characters: James Laurence, Mr. March, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, Margaret "Meg" March, Aunt March, John Brooke, Josephine "Jo" March, Professor Bhaer, Amy March, Marmee, Hannah Mullet, Beth March
genres: Fiction, Historical, Classic Literature, Young Adult, Romance, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 2139521
places: New England, Massachusetts, Concord, Massachusetts, London, England
series: Little Women
publisher: Bantam Classics