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Author Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Title Little women / Louisa May Alcott.

Imprint London : Penguin, 1994.
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 Blanchardstown Fiction  F    AVAILABLE
ISBN 9780140621198 (pbk.) :
0140621199
Description v, 217 p. ; 19 cm.
Series Penguin popular classics
Penguin popular clasics.
Note 'Little Women is the delightful story of the four March girls and their approach towards womanhood. Meg, the eldest and most beautiful, shrugs off her vanity and social ambition, discovering fulfilment in romantic love. Boyish Jo on the other hand, with her contempt of all 'lovering', turns impetuously towards writing for solace. Gentle Beth rejects worldly interests, preferring to devote her life to her family, to the joy of music and to timidly aiding all who suffer in life. Amy, the youngest and most imperfect of the March girls, continually tries to overcome her selfishness and girlish pretensions, though she has a hard task before her. The progress of the four 'little women' is narrated along the lines of Bunyan's pilgrim, and we are shown how - encountering struggles and learning important lessons along the way - each one attains her own Celectial City.'
Summary 'Little Women' is recognised as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time. 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.
Subject March family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction
Sisters -- Fiction
Classic fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.