Personal Library -- Little Women

Author: (American) Louisa May Alcott Wu Xi Qian
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This series is called "Pocket Library." Classics are the soul of the library; easy to absorb are its essence; reading anytime, anywhere, with any mindset is its purpose. The selected works in the library are the true classics that have been refined through trials and hardships in different civilizations; the illustrations, carefully chosen from hundreds of rare books and private collections, truly restore the essence of the classics. The small format design makes it as nimble as a wallet, and the special printing process gives each book a subtle fragrance. Classics are not afraid of time, but life cannot withstand the erosion of "the fittest survive." The charm of classics is better seen than heard. It is better to use them to mend the gaps in our time and add value to our scattered moments; it is better to use on-the-go reading to gather wisdom into a robe and gain insights into life during our spiritual journeys. Reading classics costs the least travel expense to reach the farthest reaches of life. Little Women is a novelized family diary and a moralistic novel of family lineage. The pursuit of independence and power by the four March sisters, along with their loyalty to their family, creates a central conflict that runs throughout the book, making the story shine and the plot vivid and touching. It is a novel that combines self-restraint with self-expression, pragmatism with utopian ideals. Little Women was written by Louisa May Alcott, who was born in 1832. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was a self-taught philosopher, school reformer, and utopianist in Concord, Massachusetts. He was so obsessed with pursuing ideals that he was unable to support his family. The burden of making a living first fell on his wife, and then on his enterprising second daughter, Louisa May. While her father gave speeches, wrote, and discussed with his famous friends like Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau, Louisa worked as a schoolteacher, a seamstress, a nurse, and did laundry. At the age of 19, she even went out to work as a maid. Although her income was meager, it helped solve the family's urgent financial needs. Her writing also brought a positive turn to the family's economy. She once wrote, "I will use my own mind as a weapon to carve out a path in this difficult world."