Louisa May Alcott
3) Little women
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers
Pub. Date
c1947
Physical Desc
546 p. col. front., illus., col. plates. 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott, originally published in two volumes, in 1868 and 1869. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood.
5) Little women
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
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Description
In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy are responsible for keeping a home while their father is off to war. At the same time, they must come to terms with their individual personalities--and make the transition from girlhood to womanhood. It can all be quite a challenge. But the March sisters, however different, are nurtured by their wise and beloved Marmee and bound by their love...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An Englishwoman falls for an older man who takes her to France where she discovers he is already married. When she leaves him, he pursues her and confines her to a lunatic asylum in Germany. But she will escape. The novel was written in 1866 and was rejected by the publisher as too sensational.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
lxxvii, 652 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer illuminates the world of Little Women and its author. This lavish four-color edition features over 220 curated illustrations, including stills from the films, art by Norman Rockwell, and iconic children's-book illustrations. Renowned Alcott scholar John Matteson brings his expertise to the book, to the March family it creates, and to the Alcott family who inspired it all.
10) The inheritance
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1240L
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Excerpts from the girlhood diary of Louisa May Alcott, describing her family life, lessons, and experiences on a communal farm in the 1840s. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2025.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Four sisters, each as different as can be. Through the eyes and words of Jo, their characters and destinies became known to millions. Meg, pretty and conventional. Jo, stubborn, tomboyish, and ambitious. Beth, shy and good-natured, a mortal angel readily accepting her fate. And Amy, elegant, frivolous, and shallow. But Jo, for all her insight, could not always know what was in her sisters' thoughts, or in their hearts. With Jo away in New York to...
20) Little women
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 205 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An enchanting screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's original novel. As the Civil War rages on, the four sisters of the March family struggle to grow up without the guiding hand of their loving father.