Little Women (Color Illustrations Edition)

Author: (USA) Alcott
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Little Women is the masterpiece of the famous 19th-century American female writer Alcott. Since its publication, it has been translated into over one hundred languages and adapted into films multiple times, touching the hearts of countless readers, especially women. Biographer Edna Cheney, who wrote a biography of Alcott, commented: “Another generation has grown up, but Little Women still maintains steady sales. Mothers read about the childhood of these sisters, continuing the joy of their own youth.” Little Women received unanimous praise from readers and critics after its publication and was hailed as one of the finest family novels in America. The author herself was thus elevated to the ranks of renowned novelists. The American Booksellers Association and the American Educational Association selected 25 books from the top 100 elementary school books, with Little Women ranking first. Today, the best-selling author J.K. Rowling, whose Harry Potter series has taken the world by storm, deeply described the influence of Little Women on her: “After reading Little Women, for several months, I myself was Jo March.”