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Little Women

By Louisa May Alcott
Series: Puffin Clothbound Classics
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Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Little Women. Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of Little Women. Christmas won't be the same this year in the March household,... Read More
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Follow the adventures of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, in this lively retelling of a much-loved classic tale. The sisters fall into one scrape after another, as tempers flare, illness strikes and their lives are filled with new experiences and loves.

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Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Little Women.

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of Little Women.

Christmas won't be the same this year in the March household, with Father at war and Mother struggling to make ends meet. But even though times are tough, the March sisters' spirits remain high!

'Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.'

Together, through love, heartache, and a 'misplaced' manuscript, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy learn that growing up and into the 'little women' society expects them to be is going to be much harder than they thought...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241688243

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin Classics

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 417g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. Out of her experiences she wrote Hospital Sketches (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel, Moods. She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic.

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