Little Women: 150th-Anniversary Annotated Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Brossura

Alcott, Louisa May

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ISBN 10: 0143106651 ISBN 13: 9780143106654

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2012

Riassunto

The beloved story of the March girls is a classic American novel, telling the story of four sisters: independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth; pretty, kind Meg; and precocious, beautiful Amy, the baby of the family. The charming story of these four "little women" and their wise and patient mother Marmee enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England was an instant success when first published in 1868 and has been adored for generations.

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Recensione

"Perhaps no other book provided a greater guide, as I set out on my youthful path, than Louisa May Alcott’s most beloved novel, Little Women."
—From the Foreword by Patti Smith

"I have always gravitated towards the cozy book, and nothing is cozier than Little Women. It was one of the books that fostered my love of America, very early on, and showed me what makes a great character, particularly in headstrong Jo."
—Jane Green

L'autore

Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters. After a period of serving as an army nurse, she published Hospital Sketches in 1863, followed by Gothic Romances and lurid thrillers. In 1868-9, she published Little Women, which proved so popular that it was followed by two sequels and several other novels. She died in 1888.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143106651
• ISBN 13: 9780143106654
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 560
• Redattore: Rioux Anne Boyd