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Rediscover the beloved classic Little Women and its lasting power as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. Soon after its publication on September 30, 1868, Little Women became an enormous bestseller and one of America's favorite novels. It quickly traveled the world and since has become an international classic. When Anne Boyd Rioux read it in her twenties, it had a singularly powerful effect on her. Through teaching it, she has seen its effect on many others. In Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, she recounts how Louisa May Alcott came to write the book, drawing inspiration for it from her own life. She also examines why this tale of family and community ties, set while the Civil War tore the country apart, has resonated through later wars, the Great Depression, and times of changing opportunities for women. Alcott's novel has moved generations of women, among them many writers. Simone de Beauvoir, J. K. Rowling, bell hooks, Cynthia Ozick, Jane Smiley, Margo Jefferson,...

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Author

Rioux, Anne Boyd

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393254730

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Biography

Rating

4.4 / 5 (167 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14