5/27/2023 0 Comments Little women hardcover![]() ![]() The Marches are a picture of a happy home - with brave and moral Father, who has gone into the army to do what he can for the North's cause, and kind, caring Marmee, who watches over her girls with gentleness and love. It tells of how people can choose to live their lives and how happiness can be found even through hardships. Little Women is one of my favorite books of all time! In this heartwarming story about four sisters growing up during the Civil War, I have learned so much about the world around me, and ironically, myself. This is a book that young and old can read and appreciate. The foundations of life that are important in friendships, family & love don't change through time, as Alcott has shared with us. It is amazing how though the book was written in the late 1800's, so many things about humans remain the same. It seems that Louisa May Alcott used her own family as the basis for the stories in Little Women, basing the character Jo on herself. Lessons of friendship, family, and love are covered as we join the characters through the ups and downs of life, good times and bad. Laurence and his nephew "Laurie" who quickly find a place as part of the March family.The second half of the novel, focuses on the girls as they leave their childhood and begin their journey into adult life. We also meet a wonderful set of neighbors, Mr. ![]() Each chapter seems to set up a moral lesson for the reader to learn. You will get to know this family in touching little stories of their daily life. Each sister has a distinct personality, a reader, an artist, a musician, the quiet one. ![]() The first half of the novel takes place while their father is away, serving in the war. ![]() Louisa May Alcott died in 1888 at the age of 56.In Little Women, you will meet the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy who live with their mother, Marmee, and their maid Hannah, during the Civil War. Other books include Little Men and Jo's Boys. Her most enduring book, Little Women, was published in 1868 and was an instant success. Her first book Flower Fables was published when she was twenty-two, but she interrupted her career as a writer to nurse soldiers at a Washington hospital during the civil war. She was educated at home and went on to become a schoolteacher in Boston. With an Afterword by Anna South.Ībout the Author Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832, the second of four daughters of the philosopher Bronson Alcott. Originally written as a 'girls' story', its appeal transcends the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers. Timeless in its evocation of idealized family life and robustly enduring, Little Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Originally written as a 'girls' story', its appeal transcends the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers.ĭesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. About the Book Timeless in its evocation of idealised family life and robustly enduring, Little Women is recognised as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time. ![]()
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