Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

Languageen
First published2011-08-16
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#37106

Description

"Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy" by Louisa May Alcott is a coming-of-age novel published in 1868-1869. The story follows four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—as they navigate the passage from childhood to womanhood in Civil War-era Massachusetts. Loosely based on Alcott's own family, the novel explores themes of domesticity, work, and love while depicting the joys and struggles of nineteenth-century women's lives. Through their adventures and challenges, the March sisters embody different aspects of young American womanhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Autobiographical fiction
  • Young women -- Fiction
  • Sisters -- Fiction
  • Domestic fiction
  • Family life -- New England -- Fiction
  • New England -- Fiction
  • Bildungsromans
  • Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
  • March family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction
  • PZ
  • PS

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