HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?'A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at home while their father is away at war and enter into various scrapes and adventures as they do so. Alcott beautifully interweaves bad times and good as her characters struggle with the trials and tribulations of growing up and their relationships with one another.
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Луиза Мэй Олкотт. Little Women
History of Collins
Life & Times. About the Author
Little Women
The Character of Josephine March
Table of Contents
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
CLASSIC LITERATURE: WORDS AND PHRASES
Copyright
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 published in 1824, 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, Ready Reckoner, 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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As they gathered about the table, Mrs March said, with a particularly happy face, ‘I’ve got a treat for you after supper.’
A quick, bright smile went round like a streak of sunshine. Beth clapped her hands, regardless of the biscuit she held, and Jo tossed up her napkin, crying, ‘A letter! a letter! Three cheers for Father!’
