书目

Little Women[小妇人]

内容简介

LouisaMayAlcott'stimelessclassic,setduringtheCivilWar,followsthelives,loves,andtribulationsofthefourMarchsisters--Jo,Meg,Beth,andAmy--andexplorestherichnuancesoffamilylifeandrelationships.

作者简介

LouisaMayAlcott(1832--88)wasbroughtupinPennsylvania,USA.Sheturnedtowritinginordertosupplementthefamilyincomeandhadmanyshortstoriespublishedinmagazinesandnewspapers.Then,in1862,duringtheheightoftheAmericanCivilWar,LouisawenttoGeorgetowntoworkasanurse,butshecontractedtyphoid.OutofherexperiencesshewroteHospitalSketches(1864)whichwonwideacclaim,followedbyanadultnovel,Moods.Shewasreluctanttowriteachildren'sbookbutthenrealizedthatinherselfandherthreesistersshehadtheperfectmodels.TheresultwasLittleWomen(1868)whichbecametheearliestAmericanchildren'snoveltobecomeaclassic.

丛书

Enriched Classics (Simon & Schuster)

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