Louisa May Alcott, Elaine Showalter, Siobhán Kilfeather, Vinca Showalter
Little Women
Paperback
(Penguin Classics Jan. 1, 1989)
, Reprint edition
One of the best loved books of all time, soon to be a PBS Masterpiece miniseries from the creator of Call the Midwife starring starring Angela Lansbury and Michael Gambon. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadLovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth- century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
- Series
- Penguin Classics
- ISBN
- 9780140390 / 9780140390698
- Pages
- 544
- Weight
- 12.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 0.9 in.
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