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Little Women

150th-Anniversary Annotated Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

150th-Anniversary Annotated Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

By Louisa May Alcott
Foreword by Patti Smith
Introduction by Anne Boyd Rioux
Edited by Anne Boyd Rioux
Notes by Anne Boyd Rioux

By Louisa May Alcott
Foreword by Patti Smith
Introduction by Anne Boyd Rioux
Edited by Anne Boyd Rioux
Notes by Anne Boyd Rioux

By Louisa May Alcott
Foreword by Patti Smith
Introduction by Anne Boyd Rioux
Edited by Anne Boyd Rioux

By Louisa May Alcott
Foreword by Patti Smith
Introduction by Anne Boyd Rioux
Edited by Anne Boyd Rioux

By Louisa May Alcott
Foreword by Patti Smith
Introduction by Anne Boyd Rioux
Edited by Anne Boyd Rioux
Notes by Anne Boyd Rioux

By Louisa May Alcott
Foreword by Patti Smith
Introduction by Anne Boyd Rioux
Edited by Anne Boyd Rioux
Notes by Anne Boyd Rioux

By Louisa May Alcott
Read by Christina Ricci
Introduction by Jane Smiley
Notes by Siobhán Kilfeather and Vinca Showalter

By Louisa May Alcott
Read by Christina Ricci
Introduction by Jane Smiley
Notes by Siobhán Kilfeather and Vinca Showalter

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Paperback $16.00

Apr 24, 2012 | ISBN 9780143106654

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Feb 23, 2021 | ISBN 9780143136200

Ebook $6.99

Jun 05, 2018 | ISBN 9781524704735

Audiobook Download $27.50

Oct 23, 2012 | 1143 Minutes

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    About Little Women

    A beautiful new Deluxe Edition of Alcott’s beloved novel, with a foreword by National Book Award-winning author and musician Patti Smith. Nominated as one of America’s most-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

    Little Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children’s stories, transcending the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers. The beloved story of the March girls is a classic American feminist novel, reflecting the tension between cultural obligation and artistic and personal freedom. But which of the four March sisters to love best? For every reader must have their favorite. Independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth; pretty, kind Meg; or precocious and artistic Amy, the baby of the family? The charming story of these four “little women” and their wise and patient mother Marmee enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England was an instant success when first published in 1868 and has been adored for generations.

    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.

    About Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott’s iconic novel-the beloved portrait of a nineteenth-century New England family in wartime

    The classic story of the March family, Little Women has been adored for generations. Now in a vibrant new deluxe edition with an introduction by Jane Smiley and a cover by Julie Doucet, the novel follows the lives of four sisters-tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy-as they come of age while their father is fighting in the Civil War. Since 1868, readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo’s hand, cried over the family’s tragedy, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. In this simple, enthralling tale, Louisa May Alcott has created four of American literature’s most beloved women.

    About Little Women

    A beautiful new Deluxe Edition of Alcott’s beloved novel, with a foreword by National Book Award-winning author and musician Patti Smith. Nominated as one of America’s most-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Little Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children’s stories, transcending the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers. The beloved story of the March girls is a classic American feminist novel, reflecting the tension between cultural obligation and artistic and personal freedom. But which of the four March sisters to love best? For every reader must have their favorite. Independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth; pretty, kind Meg; or precocious and artistic Amy, the baby of the family? The charming story of these four “little women” and their wise and patient mother Marmee enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England was an instant success when first published in 1868 and has been adored for generations.

    About Little Women

    This timeless classic is now an easy-to-read chapter book!

    The four March sisters–Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo–share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character.

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    About Louisa May Alcott

    Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters of Abigail May Alcott and Bronson Alcott, the prominent Transcendentalist thinker and social reformer. Raised in Concord, Massachusetts, and educated by her father, Alcott early on… More about Louisa May Alcott

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    Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters of Abigail May Alcott and Bronson Alcott, the prominent Transcendentalist thinker and social reformer. Raised in Concord, Massachusetts, and educated by her father, Alcott early on… More about Louisa May Alcott

    About Louisa May Alcott

    Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters of Abigail May Alcott and Bronson Alcott, the prominent Transcendentalist thinker and social reformer. Raised in Concord, Massachusetts, and educated by her father, Alcott early on… More about Louisa May Alcott

    About Louisa May Alcott

    Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters of Abigail May Alcott and Bronson Alcott, the prominent Transcendentalist thinker and social reformer. Raised in Concord, Massachusetts, and educated by her father, Alcott early on… More about Louisa May Alcott

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Apr 24, 2012 | 560 Pages | 5-5/8 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143106654

    Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics

    Hardcover | $30.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Feb 23, 2021 | 496 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143136200

    Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Jun 05, 2018 | 560 Pages | ISBN 9781524704735

    Category: Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Oct 23, 2012 | 1143 Minutes | ISBN 9781101564448

    Praise

    “Perhaps no other book provided a greater guide, as I set out on my youthful path, than Louisa May Alcott’s most beloved novel, Little Women.”
    —From the Foreword by Patti Smith

    “I have always gravitated towards the cozy book, and nothing is cozier than Little Women. It was one of the books that fostered my love of America, very early on, and showed me what makes a great character, particularly in headstrong Jo.”
    —Jane Green

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