The heartwarming classic is now available in an affordable softcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction lovers, readers in high-school or college literature courses, and fans of annual reading challenges and "Required Reading" lists.

The Little Women softcover edition:

• Presents Louisa May Alcott''s beloved coming-of-age novel of the four March sisters, viewed by many literary scholars as one of the most widely read novels of all time; its 1868--1869 publication helped secure Alcott''s place in literature''s pantheon of great writers
• Explores such important themes as women''s struggle to achieve personal growth vs. maintaining domestic responsibilities; the necessity of work; the ramifications of gender stereotyping; and the importance of being genuine to oneself.
• Is ideal for Louisa May Alcott aficionados, fans of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspired.

Whether you''re buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable edition features:

• Beautiful softcover
• Distinctive decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughout
• Part of a 4-volume softcover collection including Jane Austen''s Pride and Prejudice, Emily Brontë''s Wuthering Heights, and Charles Dickens''s A Tale of Two Cities.

Little Women follows sisters Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth as they endure hardships and enjoy adventures in Civil War New England. The timeless story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations. Readers have provided the audience for the sisters'' plays, rooted for neighbor Laurie''s romantic pursuit, cried over little Beth''s illness, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. With this simple, enthralling tale, Louisa May Alcott has created four of American literature''s most beloved characters.

An affordable edition ideal for your favorite classic fiction lover, literature student, or fan of annual reading challenges.