Literary Fiction
Four sisters come of age amid family joys and hardships in 19th-century New England.
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Four sisters come of age amid family joys and hardships in 19th-century New England.
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Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March - and is loosely based on the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters. The first part of the book was an immediate commercial and critical success and prompted the composition of the book's second part, also a huge success. Both parts were first published as ...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Several chaste courtships and marriages; all romantic content remains fade-to-black.
Violence & gore
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Civil War backdrop and one illness-related death; no graphic violence depicted.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of social wine or cider consumption; never central.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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Frequent Christian references, moral lessons, and family Bible readings.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content present.
Political content
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Subtle themes of women's roles and independence in the 1860s.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Poverty, serious illness, and family bereavement form recurring hardships.
Other
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