About the Book: Little Women
Little Women is an outstanding achievement of nineteenth-century American
literature, and the first childrens novel written in the United States to have
become an enduring classic. When it was first published in 1868, it became an
instant bestseller. The book?s gentle lessons and charming story of four
adventurous sisters coming of age in Civil War-era New England was originally
written as a children?s book, but quickly captured the hearts and attention of
readers of all ages. The portrayal of the strains and delights of family life is
unsurpassed in literature of the time, and has a telling message for the modern
world.