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Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

by Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

BookID: 37106

Language:English

Illustrator:Merrill, Frank T., 1848-1923

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Autobiographical fictionYoung women -- FictionSisters -- FictionDomestic fiction

Description

"Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy" by Louisa May Alcott is a coming-of-age novel published in 1868-1869. The story follows four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—as they navigate the passage from childhood to womanhood in Civil War-era Massachusetts. Loosely based on Alcott's own family, the novel explores themes of domesticity, work, and love while depicting the joys and struggles of nineteenth-century women's lives. Through their adventures and challenges, the March sisters embody different aspects of young American womanhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres; PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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