New Oxford Progressive English Readers 1. Little Women

Resumen del libro

The four March girls work hard while their father is away at war.
Meg, the eldest, teaches.
Jo has to read to a bad-tempered old aunt every day.
Beth helps at home with the housework, and Amy, the youngest, must go to school.
Life is hard, but the girls still have time for fun.
They enjoy going to parties and dances, even if they are too poor to buy new party dresses.
They act in plays at Christmas, and when it is cold, they go skating on the river.
Things get really interesting when Jo meets Laurie, the grandson of the rich old man who lives next door.
The girls all learn something, and grow up a little, while their father is away.
When he finally comes home, his 'little women' have a few surprises for him.

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