Little Women

Resumen del libro

A Vintage Classics edition of Louisa May Alcott's beloved and influential story of the March sisters, which is once again a major motion picture. First published in 1868, and based on Louisa May Alcott's own unusual family, the novel brought to life some of American literature's most spirited female charactersand this edition has a fresh new cover to match the vibrancy of these heroines.

Little Womenhas long been one of the most enduringly beloved classics of children's literature, as popular with adults as it is with young readers. Generations have been entranced by the adventures of the four March sisters, each with their distinct and realistic virtues and flaws: tomboyish, ambitious Jo; frail and sweet Beth; beautiful, confident Meg; and artistic, willful Amy.

With their patient mother, Marmee, they survive the hardships of the Civil War and the dramas and tragedies of family life.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Louisa May Alcottx{0026}lt;/B (1832-1888) nació en Germantown, Pennsylvania, y tras pasar buena parte de su vida en Boston, murió en Concord, Massachusetts. La energía y la independencia que ya tenía desde su infancia la acompañaron a lo largo de toda su vida y la llevaron a aceptar distintos empleos para poder ayudar económicamente a su familia. En 1854, Alcott publicó su primer libro, x{0026}lt;I Flower Fablesx{0026}lt;/I , al que siguieron más de treinta novelas y colecciones de relatos. Pero su nombre iría siempre unido al de x{0026}lt;I Mujercitasx{0026}lt;/I , una novela que escribió entre mayo y julio de 1868 por encargo de sus editores.x{0026}lt;/P