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On My Bookshelf by Lynda La Plante...
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott inspired me when I was very young. Years later I watched the film starring Katherine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor, and was taken aback at how the characters were transported to the screen.
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Little Women Synopsis
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott’s masterpiece of Children’s literature, is the story of the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Living in a small Massachusetts town, the girls and Mrs. March must make do while Mr. March is away serving as an Army Chaplain during the Civil War. At the story’s center lies Jo who, as she approaches adulthood, must reconcile her duties to her family with her desire to become a successful writer. The many appendices in this Broadview edition include materials on the early women’s movement, the novel’s composition, and Alcott’s literary influences.
About This Edition
ISBN: |
9781551111919 |
Publication date: |
30th June 2001 |
Author: |
Louisa May Alcott |
Publisher: |
Broadview Press Ltd |
Format: |
Paperback |
Pagination: |
619 pages |
Primary Genre |
Classics
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