Little Women
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Chapters: 47
Categories: Bildungsroman, Children’s literature, Historical Fiction, Novel, Comedy
Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women tells the story of the four March girls as they make the transition to womanhood and struggle to conform to society’s strict ideals of femininity in the midst of poverty. The story is set in 1860s Massachusetts during the Civil War and is loosely based on Alcott’s own childhood.