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Louisa May Alcott. Little Women
LITTLE WOMEN. Louisa May Alcott
Copyright
History of William Collins
Life & Times. About the Author
Little Women
The Character of Josephine March
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1. Playing Pilgrims
CHAPTER 2. A Merry Christmas
CHAPTER 3. The Laurence Boy
CHAPTER 4. Burdens
CHAPTER 5. Being Neighbourly
CHAPTER 6. Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful
CHAPTER 7. Amy’s Valley of Humiliation
CHAPTER 8. Jo Meets Apollyon
CHAPTER 9. Meg Goes to Vanity Fair
CHAPTER 10. The P.C. and P.O
CHAPTER 11. Experiments
CHAPTER 12. Camp Laurence
CHAPTER 13. Castles in the Air
CHAPTER 14. Secrets
CHAPTER 15. A Telegram
CHAPTER 16. Letters
CHAPTER 17. Little Faithful
CHAPTER 18. Dark Days
CHAPTER 19. Amy’s Will
CHAPTER 20. Confidential
CHAPTER 21. Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace
CHAPTER 22. Pleasant Meadows
CHAPTER 23. Aunt March Settles the Question
About the Publisher
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In 1819, millworker William Collins from Glasgow, Scotland, set up a company for printing and publishing pamphlets, sermons, hymn books and prayer books. That company was Collins and was to mark the birth of HarperCollins Publishers as we know it today. The long tradition of Collins dictionary publishing can be traced back to the first dictionary William co-published in 1825, Greek and English Lexicon. Indeed, from 1840 onwards, he began to produce illustrated dictionaries and even obtained a licence to print and publish the Bible.
Soon after, William published the first Collins novel; however, it was the time of the Long Depression, where harvests were poor, prices were high, potato crops had failed and violence was erupting in Europe. As a result, many factories across the country were forced to close down and William chose to retire in 1846, partly due to the hardships he was facing.
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‘Well, dearies, how have you got on today? There was so much to do, getting the boxes ready to go tomorrow, that I didn’t come home to dinner. Has anyone called, Beth? How is your cold, Meg? Jo, you look tired to death. Come and kiss me, baby.’
While making these maternal inquiries, Mrs March got her wet things off, her warm slippers on, and sitting down in the easy-chair, drew Amy to her lap, preparing to enjoy the happiest hour of her busy day. The girls flew about, trying to make things comfortable, each in her own way. Meg arranged the tea-table; Jo brought wood and set chairs, dropping, overturning, and clattering everything she touched; Beth trotted to and fro between parlour and kitchen, quiet and busy; while Amy gave directions to everyone, as she sat with her hands folded.
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