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Louisa May Alcott

4 stars across 255 books

Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. Out of her experiences she wrote Hospital Sketches (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel, Moods.

She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic

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Little Women

11th October 2018

Little Women

'Timeless' HELEN MOORE, DAILY EXPRESS'I try to get every girly girl to read this one because those four sisters are so r... MoreLittle Women

(29 reviews) Review

Little Women And Good Wives

6th October 1994

Little Women And Good Wives

Written in six weeks, and at first thought by its editor to be 'dull', this story of an American family - four sisters a... MoreLittle Women And Good Wives

(1 review) Review

Good Wives

11th October 2018

Good Wives

'Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom'With four lively, attractive women in one house and a dashi... MoreGood Wives

(1 review) Review

Little Men

11th October 2018

Little Men

'The best boys - in the literary sense - that we have ever come across' SPECTATOR 'Little Women was widely read, but its... MoreLittle Men

(1 review) Review

Jack and Jill

2nd August 2012

Jack and Jill

A wonderful book to read aloud and share, this favourite nursery rhyme is brought to life by Kate Willis-Crowley. J... MoreJack and Jill

(1 review) Review

Moods

16th April 2013

Moods

(0 reviews) Review

May Flowers

16th April 2013

May Flowers

(0 reviews) Review

Comic Tragedies

9th April 2013

Comic Tragedies

(0 reviews) Review

Old-fashioned Girl

1st July 2003

Old-fashioned Girl

(0 reviews) Review

Jo's Boys

2nd March 2004

Jo's Boys

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New Book

Large Print - Little Women, Volume 1 of 2 - Grand Type Collector's Edition - Matte Hardcover with Dust Jacket

23rd December 2025

(0 reviews)

Coming Soon

Manga Classics: Little Women: Great Literature Brought to Life

Paperback

12th May 2026

Recent Reviews

Good Wives

by safiya_xx20

Part two of Louisa may alcotts amazing story little women was so heart touching and heart wrenching tears were coming out many times within this book....
Little Women

by safiya_xx20

Just found a new top favourite book, I need to read part second ASAP. What a novel man. I love Meg and Jo and Beth and Amy. Meg is the oldest, althoug...
Little Women

by StitchandHorses

I loved this book because it is a gently classic novel which made me laugh cry and smile all at once. I would recommenced this novel to anyone who wan...