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]
PublicationNew York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, [2025]
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxxx, 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
SeriesThe 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 noteThis 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 515-554).
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formRomans.
ISBN9780393876734
ISBN039387673X (paperback)

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