Society

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Four sisters manage a war, a fortune’s absence, and each other, mostly without a father in the house. One of them wants, quite openly, to be a writer instead of a wife. I suspect that is the sister most visitors quietly recognise themselves in.

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Reading time

About 12 hr 30 min

Where to find it

The English Reading Room

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #514. In the public domain in the United States.