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Little WomenLouisa May Alcott

Little Women

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Original author: Louisa May Alcott

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"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is a coming-of-age novel published in 1868-1869. The story follows the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—as they navigate their passage from childhood to womanhood in Civil War-era Massachusetts. Loosely based on Alcott's own family, the novel explores themes of domesticity, work, and true love while depicting the sisters' struggles with genteel poverty, their father's absence as a Union Army chaplain, and their journey toward individual identity in nineteenth-century America.

Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #514.

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47 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter ONE: Playing Pilgrims4,006 words
  2. 2.Chapter TWO: A Merry Christmas3,980 words
  3. 3.Chapter THREE: The Laurence Boy3,767 words
  4. 4.Chapter FOUR: Burdens4,690 words
  5. 5.Chapter FIVE: Being Neighborly4,297 words
  6. 6.Chapter SIX: Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful2,648 words
  7. 7.Chapter SEVEN: Amy’s Valley of Humiliation2,558 words
  8. 8.Chapter EIGHT: Jo Meets Apollyon4,176 words
  9. 9.Chapter NINE: Meg Goes to Vanity Fair6,116 words
  10. 10.Chapter TEN: The P.c. and P.o3,165 words
  11. 11.Chapter ELEVEN: Experiments4,137 words
  12. 12.Chapter TWELVE: Camp Laurence7,097 words
  13. 13.Chapter THIRTEEN: Castles in the Air3,438 words
  14. 14.Chapter FOURTEEN: Secrets3,186 words
  15. 15.Chapter FIFTEEN: A Telegram3,225 words
  16. 16.Chapter SIXTEEN: Letters2,827 words
  17. 17.Chapter SEVENTEEN: Little Faithful2,540 words
  18. 18.Chapter EIGHTEEN: Dark Days3,211 words
  19. 19.Chapter NINETEEN: Amy’s Will3,204 words
  20. 20.Chapter TWENTY: Confidential2,671 words
  21. 21.Chapter TWENTY-ONE: Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace4,296 words
  22. 22.Chapter TWENTY-TWO: Pleasant Meadows2,454 words
  23. 23.Chapter TWENTY-THREE: Aunt March Settles the Question4,203 words
  24. 24.Chapter TWENTY-FOUR: Gossip4,289 words
  1. 25.Chapter TWENTY-FIVE: The First Wedding2,435 words
  2. 26.Chapter TWENTY-SIX: Artistic Attempts3,820 words
  3. 27.Chapter TWENTY-SEVEN: Literary Lessons2,840 words
  4. 28.Chapter TWENTY-EIGHT: Domestic Experiences5,653 words
  5. 29.Chapter TWENTY-NINE: Calls4,763 words
  6. 30.Chapter THIRTY: Consequences4,331 words
  7. 31.Chapter THIRTY-ONE: Our Foreign Correspondent3,871 words
  8. 32.Chapter THIRTY-TWO: Tender Troubles4,189 words
  9. 33.Chapter THIRTY-THREE: Jo’s Journal4,962 words
  10. 34.Chapter THIRTY-FOUR: Friend5,829 words
  11. 35.Chapter THIRTY-FIVE: Heartache3,929 words
  12. 36.Chapter THIRTY-SIX: Beth’s Secret2,188 words
  13. 37.Chapter THIRTY-SEVEN: New Impressions4,116 words
  14. 38.Chapter THIRTY-EIGHT: On the Shelf4,714 words
  15. 39.Chapter THIRTY-NINE: Lazy Laurence4,940 words
  16. 40.Chapter FORTY: The Valley of the Shadow2,040 words
  17. 41.Chapter FORTY-ONE: Learning to Forget4,851 words
  18. 42.Chapter FORTY-TWO: All Alone3,100 words
  19. 43.Chapter FORTY-THREE: Surprises6,061 words
  20. 44.Chapter FORTY-FOUR: My Lord and Lady1,874 words
  21. 45.Chapter FORTY-FIVE: Daisy and Demi2,151 words
  22. 46.Chapter FORTY-SIX: Under the Umbrella4,933 words
  23. 47.Chapter FORTY-SEVEN: Harvest Time4,058 words