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.