MacDonald, Ruth M. (1983). Louisa May Alcott. Boston: Twayne Publishers. p. 95. ISBN 9780805773972. First edition, first state of both volumes with all issue points, in the original green cloth. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. From the library of Virginia bibliophile and historian Christopher Clark Geest with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable in the original cloth, as most examples have been rebound.

Katharine Cornell became a star in the 1919 London production of de Forest's adaptation of Little Women Alcott's Jo also made professional writing imaginable for generations of women. Writers as diverse as Maxine Hong Kingston, Margaret Atwood, and J.K. Rowling have noted the influence of Jo March on their artistic development. Even other fictional portraits of young women aspiring to authorship often reference Jo March. [48]Like the fictional Jo March, Alcott was the second of four daughters. She was born in Pennsylvania but spent most of her life in Concord, Massachusetts, where her father, Bronson, associated with Transcendentalist thinkers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. The liberal attitudes of the Transcendentalists left a strong mark on Louisa May Alcott. Her father started a school based on Transcendentalist teachings, but after six years it failed, and he was left unable to support the family. Louisa dedicated most of her life and writing to supporting her family. In 1852, her first story, the Rival Painters: A Tale of Rome, was published in a periodical, and she made a living off sentimental and melodramatic stories over the next two decades. In 1862, she worked as a nurse for Union troops in the Civil War until typhoid fever broke her health. She turned her experiences into Hospital Sketches (1863), which earned her a reputation as a serious literary writer. Seppänen, Mirva (2009). Uudelleenkääntämishypoteesi ja lasten- ja nuortenkirjallisuus: Tarkastelussa Louisa M. Alcottin Little Women -teoksen neljä eri suomennosversiota[ Retranslation Hypothesis and Literature for Children and Young Adults: A Study of Four Finnish Versions of Louisa M. Alcott’s Little Women] (M.A. thesis) (in Finnish). Tampere University. pp.23–24. (includes English abstract) a b c d Author Madison, Charles A. (1974). Irving to Irving: Author-Publisher Relations 1800–1974. New York: R. R. Bowker Company. ISBN 0-8352-0772-2.

Sicherman, Barbara (1995). "Reading Little Women: The Many lives of a Text". In Linda K. Kerber; Alice Kessler-Harris; Kathryn Kish Sklar (eds.). U.S. History as Women's History: New Feminist Essays. University of North Carolina Press. p.253. ISBN 0-8078-2185-3. Hermeling, Ines (2010). The Image of Society and Women in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women". GRIN Verlag. p.8. ISBN 978-3-640-59122-0. The Vaughans – English friends of Laurie's who come to visit him. Kate is the oldest of the Vaughan siblings, and prim and proper Grace is the youngest. The middle siblings, Fred and Frank, are twins; Frank is the younger twin. Griffel, Margaret Rose (2013). Operas in English: A Dictionary. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p.279. ISBN 9780810883253. Little Women has been made into a serial four times by the BBC: in 1950 (when it was shown live), in 1958, in 1970, and in 2017. The 3-episode 2017 series development was supported by PBS, and was aired as part of the PBS Masterpiece anthology in 2018.

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Second oldest of the four sisters, Jo is boy-like, the smartest, most creative one in the family; her father has referred to her as his "son Jo," and her best friend and neighbour, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, sometimes calls her "my dear fellow," while she alone calls him Teddy. Jo has a "hot" temper that often leads her into trouble. With the help of her own misguided sense of humor, her sister Beth, and her mother, she works on controlling it. It has been said that much of Louisa May Alcott shows through in these characteristics of Jo. [18] In her essay, "Recollections of My Childhood", Alcott refers to herself as a tomboy who enjoyed boys' activities like running foot-races and climbing trees. Also, Little Women has several textual and structural references to John Bunyan’s novel The Pilgrim’s Progress. [35] Jo and her sisters read it at the outset of the book and try to follow the good example of Bunyan’s Christian. 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. A number of chapter titles directly reference characters and places from The Pilgrim’s Progress.

A one-act stage version of "Little Women," written by Gerald P. Murphy opened in October 2010 at the Queensland Centre for the Performing Arts in Runnaway Bay Australia. This show has also been produced in the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland. [1] a b c Saxton, Martha (1977). Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-374-52460-9. The first volume of Little Women was published in 1868 by Roberts Brothers. [36] The first edition included illustrations by May Alcott, the sister who inspired the fictional Amy March. She "struggled" with her illustrative additions to her sister's book, but later improved her skills and found some success as an artist. [37] Apter, T. E. (2007). The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, why We're Jealous, and why We'll Love Each Other No Matter what. W. W. Norton & Company. p.137. ISBN 978-0-393-06058-4.

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Eldredge, Kristy (December 27, 2019). "Opinion | Men Are Dismissing 'Little Women.' What a Surprise". The New York Times . Retrieved December 27, 2019. Little Women was adapted into a television musical, in 1958, by composer Richard Adler for CBS. [63] Alcott, Louisa May (1880). Little Women, or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Wilson and Son. p. 213 . Retrieved May 13, 2015. Curtis.

Clark, Beverly Lyon (May 19, 2019). "From BabyLit to Lusty Little Women: Age, Race, and Sexuality in Recent Little Women Spinoffs". Women's Studies. 48 (4): 433–445. doi: 10.1080/00497878.2019.1614874. ISSN 0049-7878. S2CID 197738226. Cornell, Katharine (September 1938). "I Wanted to Be an Actress". Stage. New York City: Stage Magazine Company, Inc. p.13 . Retrieved December 28, 2018. May and Mrs. Chester – A well-to-do family with whom the Marches are acquainted. May Chester is a girl about Amy's age, who is rich and jealous of Amy's popularity and talent.

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Another silent film adaptation was released in 1918 and directed by Harley Knoles. It starred Isabel Lamon as Meg, Dorothy Bernard as Jo, Lillian Hall as Beth, and Florence Flinn as Amy. [ citation needed] Stephens, Connie (Winter 2011). "Little Women". Myriad Theatre & Film, bringing the classics to life. London, UK . Retrieved May 14, 2016.