Little women (1868) novel (Original Version)

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Alcott, Louisa May (2010). "Foreword". Little Women. Collins Classics. HarperCollins UK. p.vi. ISBN 978-0-00-738264-4. MacDonald, Ruth M. (1983). Louisa May Alcott. Boston: Twayne Publishers. p. 95. ISBN 9780805773972. Alcott, Louisa May; Kasson, Joy S. (1994). "Introduction". Work: A Story of Experience. New York: Penguin Books. p.ix. ISBN 014039091X.

Susina, Jan (1999). "Men and Little Women Notes of a Resisting (Male) Reader". In Alberghene, Janice M.; Clark, Beverly Lyon (eds.). Little Women and the Feminist Imagination: Criticism, Controversy, Personal Essays. Psychology Press. pp.161–70. ISBN 978-0-8153-2049-4.The New York Times: Book Review Search Article". archive.nytimes.com . Retrieved November 28, 2020. a b Busch, Anita (April 27, 2017). "Lea Thompson To Star in New Feature Adaptation Of 'Little Women' ". Deadline.com . Retrieved June 23, 2018. Meg, the oldest sister, is 16 when the story starts. She is described as a beauty, and manages the household when her mother is absent. She has long brown hair and blue eyes and particularly beautiful hands, and is seen as the prettiest one of the sisters. Meg fulfils expectations for women of the time; from the start, she is already a nearly perfect "little woman" in the eyes of the world. [12] 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". [13] 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.

Isabella Russell-Ides created two stage adaptations. Her Little Women featured an appearance by author, Louisa May Alcott. Jo & Louisa features a rousing confrontation between the unhappy character, Jo March, who wants rewrites from her author. [56] [57]Alcott, Louisa (November 2, 2015). The Annotated Little Women. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393072198. Laurie travels to Europe with his grandfather to escape his heartbreak. At home, Beth's health has seriously deteriorated. Jo devotes her time to the care of her dying sister. Laurie encounters Amy in Europe, and he slowly falls in love with her as he begins to see her in a new light. She is unimpressed by the aimless, idle, and forlorn attitude he has adopted since being rejected by Jo, and inspires him to find his purpose and do something worthwhile with his life. With the news of Beth's death, they meet for consolation and their romance grows. Amy's aunt will not allow Amy to return unchaperoned with Laurie and his grandfather, so they marry before returning home from Europe. Katharine Cornell became a star in the 1919 London production of de Forest's adaptation of Little Women Miss Norton – A friendly, well-to-do tenant living in Mrs. Kirke's boarding house. She occasionally invites Jo to accompany her to lectures and concerts. In 2012, Lifetime aired The March Sisters at Christmas (directed by John Simpson), a contemporary television film focusing on the title characters' efforts to save their family home from being sold. [67] It is usually rebroadcast on the channel each holiday season. [ citation needed]

From left) Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019), directed by Greta Gerwig. (more) 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. In the 1980s, multiple anime adaptations were made. In 1980, an anime special was made as a predecessor to the 26-part 1981 anime series Little Women. Then, in 1987, another adaptation titled Tales of Little Women was released. All anime specials and series were dubbed in English and shown on American television. Eldredge, Kristy (December 27, 2019). "Opinion | Men Are Dismissing 'Little Women.' What a Surprise". The New York Times . Retrieved December 27, 2019. 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]Longest, David (1998). Little Women of Orchard House: A Full-length Play. Dramatic Publishing. p.115. ISBN 0-87129-857-0. Three years later, Meg and John marry and learn how to live together. When they have twins, Meg is a devoted mother but John begins to feel neglected and left out. Meg seeks advice from Marmee, who helps her find balance in her married life by making more time for wifely duties and encouraging John to become more involved with child rearing.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Sicherman, Barbara (2010). Well Read Lives: How Books Inspired A Generation of American Women. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-3308-7. 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. National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" . Retrieved August 22, 2012. 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. Hillside (later renamed The Wayside), the Alcott family home (1845–1848) and real-life setting for some of the book's scenesStephens, Connie (Winter 2011). "Little Women". Myriad Theatre & Film, bringing the classics to life. London, UK . Retrieved May 14, 2016. 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. 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. Kemp, Theresa, Beth Link, and Catherine Powell. “Accounting for Early Modern Women in the Arts: Reconsidering Women’s Agency, Networks, and Relationships.” Challenging Women’s Agency and Activism in Early Modernity. Amsterdam University Press, 2016, pp. 283-308. James Laurence – Laurie's grandfather and a wealthy neighbor of the Marches. Lonely in his mansion, and often at odds with his high-spirited grandson, he finds comfort in becoming a benefactor to the Marches. He protects the March sisters while their parents are away. He was a friend to Mrs. March's father, and admires their charitable works. He develops a special, tender friendship with Beth, who reminds him of his late granddaughter. He gives Beth the girl's piano.