Little women / Louisa May Alcott ; edited by Sarah Blackwood.
| Author/creator | Alcott, Louisa May author. |
| Other author | Blackwood, Sarah, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [New edition] |
| Publication | New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxx, 554 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Title from first edition of 1868-69: Little women, or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy |
| Portion of title | Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy |
| Series | The Norton Library Norton library. ^A910560 |
| Contents | Introduction -- A note on the text -- Little women -- Part first -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Playing pilgrims -- Chapter 2. A merry Christmas -- Chapter 3. The Laurence boy -- Chapter 4. Burdens -- Chapter 5. Being neighborly -- Chapter 6. Beth find the palace beautiful -- Chapter 7. Amy's valley of humiliation -- Chapter 8. Jo meets Apollyon -- Chapter 9. Meg goes to Vanity Fair -- Chapter 10. The P.C. and P.O. -- Chapter 11. Experiments -- Chapter 12. Camp Laurence -- Chapter 13. Castles in the air -- Chapter 14. Secrets -- Chapter 15. A telegram -- Chapter 16. Letters -- Chapter 17. Little faithful -- Chapter 18. Dark days -- Chapter 19. Amy's will -- Chapter 20. Confidential -- Chapter 21. Laurie makes mischief, and Jo makes peace -- Chapter 22. Pleasant meadows -- Chapter 23. Aunt March settles the question -- Part second -- Chapter 1. Gossip -- Chapter 2. The first wedding -- Chapter 3. Artistic attempts -- Chapter 4. Literary lessons -- Chapter 5. Domestic experiences -- Chapter 6. Calls -- Chapter 7. Consequences -- Chapter 8. Our foreign correspondent -- Chapter 9. Tender troubles -- Chapter 10. Jo's journal -- Chapter 11. A friend -- Chapter 12. Heartache -- Chapter 13. Beth's secret -- Chapter 14. New impressions -- Chapter 15. On the shelf -- Chapter 16. Lazy Laurence -- Chapter 17. The valley of the shadow -- Chapter 18. Learning to forget -- Chapter 19. All alone -- Chapter 20. Surprises -- Chapter 21. My lord and lady -- Chapter 22. Daisy and Demi -- Chapter 23. Under the umbrella -- Chapter 24. Harvest time -- Notes -- Further reading. |
| Abstract | "The Norton Library edition of Little Women features the complete first edition of 1868-69, along with a selection of original illustrations. Sarah Blackwood's compelling introduction explores the biographical, intellectual, and artistic origins of Alcott's novel, along with the extraordinary effect it has had on subsequent literature."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | This story chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grew into young ladies in the early nineteenth century. |
| General note | This edition is published without illustrations due to permissions costs. To see the illustrations conduct an advanced search for the 1868-69 editions in the Digital Public Library of America (https://dp.la) --Note on illustrations, page xxx. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-554). |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Romans. |
| ISBN | 9780393876734 |
| ISBN | 039387673X (paperback) |
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