Little Women & Good Wives (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) (Paperback)

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Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve. The story of their domestic adventures, their attempts to increase the family income, their friendship with the neighbouring Lawrence family, and their later love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever. Good Wives takes up the story of the March sisters, some three years later, when, as young adults, they must face up to the inevitable trials and traumas of everyday life in their search for individual happiness.

About the Author

Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. She is best known for her books for children. The daughter of philosopher and reformer Amons Bronson Alcott, she was also a supporter of women's rights and an abolitionist. Family debts led her to write the autobiographical novel Little Women (1868). The book was a huge success, followed by Little Men, An Old-Fashioned Girl, and several other novels.


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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (January 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853261165
• ISBN-13: 978-1853261169
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #311,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Two books with the same ISBN, September 22, 2009

By	Greta Blash (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This wordsworth classic unfortunately has the same ISBN number as the single Little Women book.
Please be careful when ordering to verify which version you will be receiving.
The fact that Wordsworth didn't obtain a separate ISBN for this double book is disturbing and unethical.