{"product_id":"little-women-paperback","title":"Little Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElaine Showalter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElaine Showalter\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best loved books of all time. \u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth- century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters. After a period of serving as an army nurse, she published \u003ci\u003eHospital Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e in 1863, followed by Gothic Romances and lurid thrillers. In 1868-9, she published \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, which proved so popular that it was followed by two sequels and several other novels. She died in 1888. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine Showalter\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the groundbreaking \u003cb\u003eA Literature of Their Own\u003c\/b\u003e and editor of \u003cb\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/b\u003e for Penguin Classics.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987600146733,"sku":"9780140390698","price":13.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RkVPTmVPdDdyWUhmdTd1QmRwMldkQT09.webp?v=1776182920","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/little-women-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}