Critic Martha Saxton observes the author was never fully at ease with Amy's moral development and her success in life seemed relatively accidental. This beautiful hardcover copy of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott will add charm and color to your bookshelf. Page edges smooth-cut, measures 6 inches wide by 9 inches high , 12 pages of front matter (only one with roman-numeral pagination on it), and 7 pages of back matter 1915 , NO JACKET, , Boards and spine NICE CONDITION . Throughout the novel, the main characters refer many times to The Pilgrim’s Progress and liken the events in their own lives to the experiences of the pilgrims. She is a specialist in the Catholic conversion trend among members of the avant-garde in London in the 1890s.

Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo's hand, cried over little Beth's death, and dreamed of travelling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. However, framing this novel as a success solely for Jo’s accomplishments portrays it as a “traditional ‘lone genius’ patriarchal narrative” in which only women who are “categorized as ‘exceptional’ or particularly ‘worthy’” are celebrated. The novel's ideas do not intrude themselves upon the reader because the author is wholly in control of the implications of her imaginative structure. The opera was aired on television by PBS in 2001 and has been staged by other opera companies since the premiere. Although it is not based on a true story, it is loosely inspired by the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters and her father’s educational philosophy.Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Mary Shelley's darkly disturbing tale is illustrated by Angela Barrett and newly introduced by Richard Holmes. Editions published in the 21st century may be the original text unaltered, the original text with illustrations, the original text annotated for the reader (explaining terms of 1868–69 that are less common now), the original text modernized and abridged, or the original text abridged. Amy will eventually reject Fred, knowing she does not love him and deciding not to marry out of ambition. Each book is finely crafted in exactly the same manner and each book is consistant as pictured - meaning they all match, and are therefore perfectly suitable for collections or full book series.

Before her marriage to John Brooke, while still living at home, she often lectures her younger sisters to ensure they grow to embody the title of "little women".

Alcott did not have Jo accept Laurie's hand in marriage; rather, when she arranged for Jo to marry, she portrayed an unconventional man as her husband. While Marmee is in Washington, Beth contracts scarlet fever after spending time with a poor family where three children die. She has the middle name Curtis, and is the only March sister to use her full name rather than a diminutive. Ruth MacDonald argued that "Louisa May Alcott stands as one of the great American practitioners of the girls' novel and the family story. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the “girl’s book” her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.