Through joy, hardship, and personal growth, the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—navigate love, ambition, and family life in 19th-century New England. Their distinct personalities and dreams reflect the challenges of womanhood and independence in a changing world. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is a timeless coming-of-age story celebrating resilience, compassion, and the enduring strength of sisterhood.
Date: 1868 (United States)
Length: ~777 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~10.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction
"I read and reread it —to the point where I read nothing else for about two years and could tell you in exactly what context any line quoted from the book came" — Isabelle Holland, author and writer
"I read Little Women a thousand times. Ten thousand" — Cynthia Ozick, acclaimed American essayist and novelist
"I identified myself passionately with Jo... I shared her horror of sewing and housekeeping and her love of books" — Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and feminist writer
"Having re-read [Little Women and Good Wives], dried my eyes and blown my nose..., I resolved that the only honorable course was to come out into the open and admit that the dreadful books are masterpieces" — Brigid Brophy, British novelist and critic
"Little Women changed my life" — Anna Quindlen, Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and journalist
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