Enjoy fast, free delivery, exclusive deals, and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime
Try Prime and start saving today with fast, free delivery

Kindle
$0.49

Available instantly

Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial

Hardcover
$6.79 - $10.79

Paperback
$11.99

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns

FREE delivery Thursday, March 14 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35

Or fastest delivery Tuesday, March 12. Order within 13 hrs 18 mins

Select delivery location

In Stock

$$11.99 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Ships from

Amazon.com

Ships from

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.

Read full return policy

Payment

Secure transaction

Payment

Secure transaction

We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more

Details

Add a gift receipt for easy returns

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime

FREE delivery Monday, March 18 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35

Or fastest delivery Tuesday, March 12. Order within 13 hrs 18 mins

Select delivery location

Used: Good | Details

Sold by Jenson Books Inc

Fulfilled by Amazon

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Follow the authors

Little Women Paperback – July 1, 2015

by Louisa May Alcott (Author)

4.5 19,186 ratings

See all formats and editions

{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$11.99","priceAmount":11.99,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"11","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"99","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"cl2FUxzTVhdUh0TZoMlWm0aTCYeDKlP4HG5ERDVl%2FQlYroN9%2FjFeOhfSsIkT8QwukIWblGl166ATEQoGfC2FaWL%2BJcnb2w%2BsPmbxHGoidQfGXOMa%2BF8nlkOV5r1BGY5cnP8JscMR4P3IOJ%2B5btIqmA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$7.65","priceAmount":7.65,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"7","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"65","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"cl2FUxzTVhdUh0TZoMlWm0aTCYeDKlP47ZryN9qSpxG0Fp3KIoRxVmUIa%2F7M4lhesod%2B%2FouXMNz4TqCgyttjdn8BA2u0LWhnfkUarv%2B3Z8e5qqPeRdoQaTbrW8JxQD1qhQ11rqGa7m5sOK49ebleSZmH8JiUnBiVuooW0WrW%2BI%2FDAu7QmS%2BRnhdaSa52%2Bood","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Louisa May Alcott’s most famous novel, “Little Women,” is the story of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. Loosely based upon the author’s own experiences with her three sisters, the novel is a classic coming of age story which follows the development of the young women into adulthood. Set against the backdrop of the American civil war, the story begins to unfold during Christmastime. With their father away at war, the family must endure great poverty induced hardship, often times going hungry. Central to the theme of the novel is the issue of overcoming one's character flaws. For Meg it is vanity; Jo, temper; Beth, shyness; and Amy, selfishness. Through the various activities of the four sisters told throughout the novel lessons are learned of the consequences of these particular flaws. “Little Women” was an instant success and popular favorite ever since its original publication in 1868, spawning many sequels which Alcott’s readers clamored for. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Reading age

8 - 12 years, from customers
Print length

346 pages
Language

English
Lexile measure

580L
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.87 x 8.5 inches
Publication date

July 1, 2015
ISBN-10

1420951084
ISBN-13

978-1420951080
See all details

Frequently bought together

$11.99

Get it as soon as Thursday, Mar 14

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

+

$5.59

Get it as soon as Wednesday, Mar 13

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

+

$8.89

Get it as soon as Wednesday, Mar 13

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

Total price:

To see our price, add these items to your cart.

Try again!

Details

Added to Cart

Choose items to buy together.

Louis May Alcott
32
Hardcover
22 offers from $19.07
Louisa M Alcott
68
Hardcover
52 offers from $11.50
Louisa May Alcott
567
Mass Market Paperback
Teachers' pick
59 offers from $2.99
Louisa May Alcott
63
Hardcover
41 offers from $16.94
Louisa May Alcott
341
Paperback
17 offers from $3.41
Louisa May Alcott
21
Paperback
1 offer from $8.99

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Digireads.com (July 1, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 346 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1420951084
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1420951080
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 580L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.87 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,155,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10,325 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)
- #25,328 in Classic Literature & Fiction

Customer Reviews:
4.5 19,186 ratings

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Videos

Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!

Upload your video

Important information

To report an issue with this product or seller, click here.

About the authors

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Louisa May Alcott
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Louisa May Alcott was both an abolitionist and a feminist. She is best known for Little Women (1868), a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott, unlike Jo, never married: "... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man." She was an advocate of women's suffrage and was the first woman to register to vote in Concord, Massachusetts.
Photo by unknown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
See more on the author's page
Louisa May Alcott
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
See more on the author's page
Louisa May Alcott
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
See more on the author's page
Gayle Yuris Forster
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Licensed Realtor who has published different paperback daily journals as well as real estate related ebooks
See more on the author's page
Tadae Hukizawa
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
See more on the author's page
John Matteson
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
See more on the author's page
J. T. Barbarese
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
See more on the author's page
Shreya Gupta
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Shreya Gupta is an illustrator and book designer. She is originally from India, but her passion for illustration brought her to the United States, where she pursued an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been featured as a “Google Doodle” logo, in the New York Times, Asia Society magazine and in various major publications. She currently lives in New York, New York.
See more on the author's page
Doma Publishing House
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
See more on the author's page

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5

19,186 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Reviews with images

See all photos

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Kindle Customer

sweet

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024

Verified Purchase

Boring at first, but I quickly got into it. Each chapter was its own little story, and you could stop reading for the day at the end of any chapter, and not feel like you were missing anything.

Helpful

Goodspeed2012

such a beautiful story

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024

Verified Purchase

I grew up watching the 1980s or 1990s version of Little women. I had never read the book. But now that I have, I’m so very thrilled that I got a chance to really get to know the March family.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Rachel McElhany

Little Women audio book by Audio Go

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2012

Verified Purchase

I read Little Women as a girl and loved it so I was excited to have the opportunity to review an audio production of the book. However, I was quite surprised when the audio book abruptly ended in the middle of the story. I discovered that Little Women was originally two volumes: Little Women and Good Wives. They were first published together as one book titled Little Women in 1880. Most versions of Little Women published today are both volumes together in one book. This audio recording is just the first volume. Because what most people read as Little Women is actually both volumes, I feel like there should have been some indication on the box somewhere that this audio book does not include the second volume.

(I don't want to spoil it for anyone who may not have read it yet so I'll say this - remember the Friends episode when Rachel convinces Joey to read Little Women? And he has to put the book in the freezer because of one particularly sad part? This audiobook ends before that sad part happens.)

Even though this book was written more than one-hundred years ago, it still has relevance today. I think that the four March girls and Marmee have some good lessons to teach young girls that are timeless. Reading it now as a mother myself, I marveled at Marmee's patience and wisdom. I could learn a lot from her! I was very impressed at how independent and free-thinking the girls and their mother were given the time period the book was written in and took place. (Of course, Louisa May Alcott was a Unitarian so I shouldn't have been surprised at that.)

Lorelei King narrated this audio book. I thought she did a great job for the most part. The two voices I didn't like were Beth and Amy's. I thought Beth's was too breathy and Amy's was too babyish - they didn't sound realistic to me. Overall, I enjoyed this audio production. My biggest complaint is that it left unexpectedly hanging at the end.

9 people found this helpful

Helpful

christine year

Nostalgic

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024

Verified Purchase

I've read this long ago, and it was fun to reread it again years later. Such good old characters to get reacquainted with during a long winter in Iowa.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Reformergirl

A classic children's tale complete with joy and sorrow

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2006

Verified Purchase

This timeless children's classic is read and enjoyed by many adults as well as children. Unlike most classics considered children's works today, Little Women was intended for an audience of children. It takes place during the Civil War and the years following, and narrates the story of 4 girls as they grow up, including their friends and their family. Louisa May Alcott based this work in large part on her family, although many of the events are born totally of her imagination. Jo is based on Louisa May; Meg is based on her older sister Anna; Beth is based on her younger sister Elizabeth, or Lizzie; and Amy is based on her youngest sister May. Because the character Jo is based on the author herself, she is the most well defined character in the book and the one most children identify with. A tomboy, a writer, and quite determined, Jo is the central figure in the book and most events center around her growing up, but all of the other girls get special attention in stories particularly about them from time to time.

There is a great sense of morality in the work, but it is never treated in a 'preachy' manner. Values and morals are taught and absorbed by the reader as the girls learn them through various trials, some funny, some sorrowful, some frustrating. There is likewise a very strong emphasis on God. Much of the first half of the book centers around concepts found in the Puritan work, Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan. The girls are often pointed by their mother toward God and placing their trust in Him and seeking His aid in various situations. Louisa May Alcott was also a transcendentalist and her family was close friends with Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne. Because of this, there is a sense of joy found in nature as well as respect. In addition, Louisa May was an avid feminist in her day, although not in the sense of feminist that many think of today. She believed that women should not be barred from admission in the workforce, or limited to work as seamstresses or governesses, nor should marriage be their only avenue of insuring a stable and secure future. She did not get married, but did raise her sister May's daughter after May died. Little Women is definitely not anti-marriage, but some of the characters dream of becoming well-known in their favorite fields; also, some of the characters speak about how the only way they can insure a positive, pleasant future is by marrying well, which is later rejected in a way that asserts that women should be able to choose marriage freely for love, not for position or money and likewise free to choose not to marry.

This book is well loved by so many. It spurs many children on to become strong readers for life and the childhood copy of Little Women will become worn from much loved reading. This book will be loved by most girls, but boys will enjoy it as well. Jo's tomboyish behavior and the neighbor boy, Laurie's presence will attract the attention of boys. It makes a great choice for bedtime reading with chapters of perfect length to read one per night and short enough that if begged by the kids, you can read two. In addition to Little Women, it would also be beneficial to read a biography of Louisa May Alcott.

I strongly recommend an unabridged version. Don't miss out on the well-known sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys.

12 people found this helpful

Helpful

Melanie W.

I love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023

Verified Purchase

I bought this as a Christmas present for a little girl I know, and it is so beautiful! Now I want my own! This is my favorite novel ever and I’m so excited to share it with her. The quality is great.

3 people found this helpful

Helpful

Sally J.

Some odd attributes of this paperback version

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020

Verified Purchase

This apparently is a print on demand situation by a company with their own publishing platform, as their name indicates. Interestingly there is no reference anywhere in the book to the name of the company, just on the last page that it was printed Dec. 30, 2019, soon after my order. No copyright page at all. The oddest part is there are no page numbers after page 99. The chapter headings are in 2 different size fonts and there are typos, like CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR -FOUR Gossip. This chapter happens to be the demarcation between Parts 1 and 2, and there is a page inserted indicating that. But in the Table of Contents there is no such demarcation, which may be why some reviewers here think this version is only Part 1. I have not read this version yet, just got it, but can compare it to an 1899 publication I have (which was simply a little more difficult to read in small print). My 3 stars are for this version, not for the actual Alcott book... which, of course, is quite wonderful.

7 people found this helpful

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English

Kay

Love the story and the book itself!

Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2024

Verified Purchase

Love the penguin classic library editions. I am in the midst of replacing my classics in the harder to read editions (font too small) and I find these books an excellent replacement. Easy to read and feels good in your hands!

Shopping

Hermoso

Reviewed in Mexico on December 11, 2023

Verified Purchase

Se ve muy bien

Translate review to English

Carolina Port

Um clássico

Reviewed in Brazil on January 1, 2023

Verified Purchase

Ótimo livro e bom para quem está iniciando ou reiniciando no Inglês.

5 people found this helpful

Translate review to English

Manhattan H.

Very fine book.

Reviewed in India on February 19, 2024

Verified Purchase

I liked it very much!👍👍👍

Frances

A beautiful story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2024

Verified Purchase

I really enjoyed this book. Makes me quite envious of those times. So generous, gentle, polite & loving times. I know hard times if poor.
My brother recommended this book to me, as he now lives in Rochester, NY, where the author lived.

One person found this helpful

See more reviews

Return this item for free

Image Unavailable

Follow the authors