Louisa May Alcott
1) Little women
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...
2) Little men
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Rose Campbell, a shy orphan, arrives at "The Aunt Hill" to live with her six aunts and seven boisterous male cousins, she is quite overwhelmed. How could such a delicate young lady, used to the quiet hallways of a girls' boarding school, exist in such a spirited home? It is the arrival of Uncle Alec that changes everything. Much to the horror of her aunts, Rose's forward-thinking uncle insists that the child get out of the parlor and into the...
10) Marmee: a novel
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In 1861, Margaret March, with her husband serving as an army chaplain, finds the comfort and security of her four daughters resting on her shoulders alone as she faces financial hardships, secrets, and tragedy, in this revealing retelling of Little Women from the perspective of the beloved matriarch known as Marmee.
12) The inheritance
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An Italian orphan, reared in an English family, is ever reminded of her humble birth. But a mysterious will sheds new light on her true birthright.
13) Mujercitas
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow up in nineteenth-century New England.
14) The inheritance
Publisher
Echo Bridge
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Beautiful orphan Edith Adelton came to the United States as a child to be a companion and tutor to the Hamilton family's young daughter Amy. Though Edith's parentage is a mystery, she has found great happiness with the Hamiltons. When the family's cousin Ida comes to visit, Mrs. Hamilton enlists Edith in a matchmaking plan involving two suitors for Ida. But both men fall for the lovely Edith. As Ida sees her chances fade, she schemes to discredit...
Author
Publisher
RiverOak
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
A publishing first - the first and only complete collection of all Louisa May Alcott's Christmas short stories and novellas. Louisa May Alcott has been loved by generations of readers for her timeless stories like Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. Few authors have equaled her ability to bring characters to life in such a way that readers truly care for and believe in them-and are inspired to be like them. Now for the first time, all of Alcott's...
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
From the beloved writer of Little Women comes this enchanting collection of Christmas stories. Louisa May Alcott crafts classic tales of how the holidays were spent in nineteenth-century America. Sharing these stories with loved ones will be a welcome addition to your holiday celebrations.
19) Little women
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
20) Little women
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Louisa May Alcott's classic coming-of-age story follows the childhood adventures of the four free-spirited March sisters: beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, romantic Amy and impetuous Jo, who is determined to defy social conventions by seeking her fame and fortune as a writer.