Little Women

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~~~~Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. "I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff. "We've got Father and Mother, and each other," said Beth contentedly from her corner. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, "We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never," but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was.

About the author

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).

Product details

• Authors: Louisa May Alcott
• Assisted by: 1st World Library (Editor)
• Publisher: 1st World Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9781421848815
• ISBN: 978-1-4218-4881-5
• No. of pages: 612
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 852 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature