TY - BOOK AU - Alcott,Louisa May AU - Smiley,Jane AU - Kilfeather,SiobhÇı Marie AU - Showalter,Vinca TI - Little women T2 - Penguin classics deluxe edition SN - 9780143105015 U1 - 813.4 22 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Penguin KW - March family (Fictitious characters) KW - Fiction KW - Sisters KW - United States KW - Social life and customs N1 - Orginally published in two volumes by Roberts Brothers, 1868 and 1869 N2 - The classic story of the March family, Little Women has been adored for generations. Now in a vibrant new deluxe edition with an introduction by Jane Smiley and a cover by Julie Doucet, the novel follows the lives of four sisters-tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy-as they come of age while their father is fighting in the Civil War. Since 1868, readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo's hand, cried over the family's tragedy, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. In this simple, enthralling tale, Louisa May Alcott has created four of American literature's most beloved women ER -