EAN: 9780140390698

PENGUIN CLASSICS LITTLE WOMEN - LOUISA MAY AL...

One of the best loved books of all time. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by
PBS's The Great American Read Lovely 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.

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