Little Women

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

Original en 185888 words First published 1868 United States

Louisa May Alcott's 1868 classic, drawn from her own childhood in Concord, Massachusetts. The four March sisters — tomboyish writer Jo, gentle Beth, pretty Meg, and spoiled Amy — grow up poor but loved while their father is away at the Civil War, learning through squabbles, plays, sacrifices and first love what kind of women they will become. Warm, funny and unexpectedly honest about ambition and loss, it refuses the fairy-tale endings of its time, and has outlasted them all. One of the few books passed down, generation to generation, entirely by love.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

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