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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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Project Gutenberg eBook
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Little Women eBook
165,569 words, approx. 552 pages
The complete online text of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.


Author Biography

Name: Louisa May Alcott
Birth Date: 1832
Death Date: March 6, 1888
Place of Birth: Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: writer

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Biography of Louisa May Alcott
866 words, approx. 2.9 pages
Louisa May Alcott is an unexpected inhabitant in the world of magazine editing. Her name is better known as the author of Little Women (1868-1869) and other children's stories, and her novels are now as often scrutinized by social historians as they are...
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Biography of Louisa May Alcott
707 words, approx. 2.4 pages
Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832-6 March 1888) still retains her reputation as one of America's best-loved writers of juveniles. That reputation was established with the publication of Little Women (1868-1869), a domestic novel for girls primarily aut...
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Biography of Louisa May Alcott
466 words, approx. 1.6 pages
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is one of America's best-known writers of juvenile fiction. She was also a reformer, working in the causes of temperance and women's suffrage. Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pa., in 1832. She was the daughter of B...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Little Women Summary
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Born in 1832, Louisa May Alcott grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, which later became the setting of her most famous novel, Little Women. Most of the characters depicted in this highly autobiographical story resemble...
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Little Women Information
2,792 words, approx. 9 pages
Little Women is a novel published in 1868 and written by American author Louisa May Alcott. The story concerns the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. It was based on Alcott's own experiences as a child in Boston...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
Little Women
01/17/1999: 911 words, approx. 3 pages
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MYSTIFIED by Hillary Clinton. This is true now, but it was just as true years ago when, during the 1992 New Hampshire primary, I first met her. As with her husband, her reputation preceded her. She was supposedly smart, an...
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The Washington Post
Little, Little Women
02/04/1995: 534 words, approx. 2 pages
WHEN A FAMILY movie drawn from a classic children's novel does well, grownups often cheer quietly in hopes that it will lure kids to read the book. But if kids have that reaction to the movie based on Louisa May Alcott's beloved "Little Women,"...
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The New York Observer
So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night
1/1/2008: 1,350 words, approx. 5 pages
Here I am again, reluctantly counting my losses. Beloved, hated or just plain “Who cares?”, more celebrated people died in 2007 than any year in my memory. I always forget somebody, but here is the nucleus of the ones who will light up the headlines...
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The New York Observer
A Movie Star Game for Two, Played by Kate and Hepburn
10/15/2006: 1,340 words, approx. 5 pages
Read the title carefully; then read it again. Just about everything in this marvelous book has been weighed and assessed more than is usual. William Mann doesn’t settle for the obvious, the given, the rubber stamp. And so, it seems to me, we’re being gently...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Sarah Elbert
10,517 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following chapter, Elbert identifies major themes in Alcott's work as exemplified in Little Women, tying them all to an ideal of "domestic democracy."
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Critical Essay by Ann B. Murphy
10,031 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following essay, Murphy examines critical debate surrounding the question of Little Women's status as a feminist novel. She argues that the power of the work is largely derived "from the contradictions and tensions it exposes and from the pattern it establishes of subversive feminist exploration colliding repeatedly against patriarchal repression. "
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Critical Essay by Elaine Showalter
9,566 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following chapter from a critical study of American women's writing, Showalter considers the reasons for the sustained popularity of Alcott's Little Women among American female readers of diverse backgrounds.
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 96%
Little Women Book Review
2,195 words, approx. 7 pages
A thorough book review of "Little Women", which includes information about the setting, an extensive plot description as well as the characters.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Little Women
1,071 words, approx. 4 pages
Reviews the Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women. Summarizes the story. Reflects on why it was enjoyable to read.
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Essay Grade: 83%
Little Women
1,267 words, approx. 4 pages
The novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a story of love, kindness, and of being grateful of those you love and what you have. The strength of the March family enabled the four sisters to endure the tough, challenging situations that came their way.
 


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