Ladybird Classics: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Ladybird Classics: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Tells the classic story of little women, making it suitable for introducing the story to younger children, or for newly confident readers to tackle alone.

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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ISBN 13	9780723270874
ISBN 10	0723270872
Title	Ladybird Classics: Little Women
Author	Louisa May Alcott
Series	Ladybird Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published	2014-04-03
Number of pages	72
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.