Little Women

Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel, "Little Women," is the story of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. Loosely based upon the author's own experiences with her three sisters, the novel is a classic coming of age story which follows the development of the young women into adulthood. Set against the backdrop of the American civil war, the story begins to unfold during Christmastime. With their father away at war, the family must endure great poverty induced hardship, often times going ...