
Little Women tells the tale of the March sisters: Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg. They come of age as the country engages in the Civil War, during which their father serves as chaplain for the army. The novel was actually published in two parts (the first in 1868), and was such a success that the second part was published the following year.
The characters in this novel were featured in other books by Alcott, including Little Men and Jo's Boys. Many adaptations have been made of Little Women, including movies, plays and musicals.
If you're interested in knowing more about Alcott or want to read her books, here are some relevant resources at the NCC Libraries.
American Bloomsbury: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau: Their Lives, Their Loves, Their Work
by Susan Cheever
PS 255 .C6 C48 2006 Stacks
Beyond Little Women: A Story About Louisa May Alcott
by Susan Bivin Aller
E-BOOK Online
Little Women [DVD]
starring Katharine Hepburn
PS 1016 .L57 2001 Media Tower (shelved with fiction DVDs)
The Blind Lark
by Louisa May Alcott
E-BOOK Online
Scarlet Stockings
by Louisa May Alcott
E-BOOK Online
Flower Fables
by Louisa May Alcott
E-BOOK Online
Little Women and Good Wives
by Louisa May Alcott
E-BOOK Online
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
PZ 7 .A335 LI64 Young Adult (also available online as an e-book)
Photo credit:
"Alcott, Louisa May." Encyclopædia Britannica Online. JPEG file. Web. 15
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