Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
- Approximate level
- B2
- Length
- 193,766 words
- Reading time
- 16 h 9 min
- Chapters
- 48
- Language
- English
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2011
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This novel follows the lives of four sisters growing up in New England during the American Civil War. The story focuses on family relationships, personal growth, and the challenges of poverty. Because it was written in the nineteenth century, you will encounter older vocabulary and formal sentence structures. The dialogue is natural and captures the distinct personalities of the sisters. While the themes are universal, the language requires careful attention to understand the cultural context and the nuances of the period.
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Subjects
- Autobiographical fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
- Sisters -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Family life -- New England -- Fiction
- New England -- Fiction
- Bildungsromans
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
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