This is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden great aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing, she becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. She also makes friends with Phebe, her aunts' young housemaid, whose cheerful attitude in the face of poverty helps Rose to understand and value her own good...

When Ben Brown and his amazing dog Sancho run away from the circus where Ben had been mistreated he is taken under the wing of a young woman and her brother and also a mother and her two young daughters. Ben has several adventures as he adapts to life away from the circus.

Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March are four sisters living with their mother in New England. Their father is away serving as a chaplain in the Civil War, and the sisters struggle to support themselves and keep their household running despite the fact that the family recently lost its fortune. In the process, they become close friends with their wealthy neighbor, Theodore Laurence, known as "Laurie." As the girls grow older, each faces her own personal demons and moral challenges. Jo, our beloved protagonist, must tame her tomboyish ways and learn to be more ladylike while pursuing her ambition to...

Pikku naisia (Little Women) on Louisa May Alcottin (1832-1888) kirja neljasta sisaruksesta ja heidan elamastaan 1860-luvun Yhdysvalloissa. Teos ilmestyi Yhdysvalloissa kahdessa osassa vuosina 1868 ja 1869. Yhdessa osassa se julkaistiin ensimmaisen kerran vuonna 1880. Pikku naisia on erittain rakastettu tyttokirjallisuuden klassikko, joka on kaannetty monille eri kielille. Romaani perustuu Alcottin omaan lapsuuteen Bostonin lahistolla. Pikku naisten Jo kuvaa kirjailijaa itseaan."

Mujercitas trata la vida de cuatro ninas que se convierten en mujeres con la Guerra Civil en los Estados Unidos como fondo, entre 1861 y 1865. Esta basada en las propias experiencias de la autora cuando era una nina y vivia en la ciudad de Concord, Massachusetts."

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters-Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March-detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Little Women was an immediate commercial and critical success, and readers demanded to know more about the characters. Alcott quickly completed a second volume (entitled Good Wives in the...