Little Women (Puffin Classics)

Little Women (Puffin Classics)

by Louisa M Alcott (Author), Louisa M Alcott (Author), Shirley Hughes (Author)

Synopsis

The good-natured March girls - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - manage to lead interesting lives despite their father's absence at war and the family's lack of money. Whether they're making plans for putting on a play or forming a secret society, their enthusiasm is infectious.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 336
Edition: New
Publisher: Puffin Classics
Published: 03 Mar 1994

ISBN 10: 0140366687
ISBN 13: 9780140366686
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Prizes: Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 and The BBC Big Read Top 21 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

Author Bio
Louisa May Alcott (1832--88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. Out of her experiences she wrote Hospital Sketches (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel, Moods.She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic