A Little Princess (Classics for Young Readers)

Content: Little Women was the first great story about family life written for children and it is still one of the best. Set in New England during the Civil War, it is the story of a loving family, where everyone tries very hard to do what’s right, and they sometimes succeed. The little women are four very human daughters of the March family: Jo, Beth, Meg, and Amy. This nineteenth-century family struggles with the prolonged absence of the father, the death of loved ones, and many other trials. The sisters use Pilgrim’s Progress and the Bible as their guides to life. Jo, the strong young heroine, becomes a writer like Louisa May Alcott and goes on to lead a fruitful life. The story is full of laughter and tears, encouraging us cherish the idea of home.

"Recently I revisited Little Women, a book I’d read perhaps three dozen times in childhood. Reading again from a perspective of adulthood, I saw the profound influence this book has had on my morals, my values, my longing, and my dreams." Karen Wojahn, as quoted in Creative Writing: For People Who Can’t Not Write by Kathryn Lindskoog

Condition: New Paperback

Publisher: P & R Publishing

Pages: 208

Year: 2001