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Little Women

Louisa May Alcott
Four sisters grow up during the Civil War — a timeless story of family and independence.

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Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in ten weeks on a dare — and accidentally created the template for every coming-of-age story about girls that followed.

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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott · Chapter 1. Playing Pilgrims
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CHAPTER ONE PLAYING PILGRIMS “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. “It’s so dreadful to be poor!” sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. “I don’t think it’s fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things…

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Table of contents

  1. Chapter 1. Playing PilgrimsFree
  2. Chapter 2. A Merry ChristmasFree
  3. Chapter 3. The Laurence BoyFree
  4. Chapter 4. BurdensFree
  5. Chapter 5. Being NeighborlyFree
  6. Chapter 6. Beth Finds the Palace BeautifulFree
  7. Chapter 7. Amy's Valley of HumiliationFree
  8. Chapter 8. Jo Meets ApollyonFree
  9. Chapter 9. Meg Goes to Vanity FairFree
  10. Chapter 10. The P.C. and P.O.Free
  11. Chapter 11. ExperimentsFree
  12. Chapter 12. Camp LaurenceFree
  13. Chapter 13. Castles in the AirFree
  14. Chapter 14. SecretsFree
  15. Chapter 15. A TelegramFree
  16. Chapter 16. LettersFree
  17. Chapter 17. Little FaithfulFree
  18. Chapter 18. Dark DaysFree
  19. Chapter 19. Amy's WillFree
  20. Chapter 20. ConfidentialFree
  21. Chapter 21. Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes PeaceFree
  22. Chapter 22. Pleasant MeadowsFree
  23. Chapter 23. Aunt March Settles the QuestionFree
  24. Chapter 24. GossipFree
  25. Chapter 25. The First WeddingFree
  26. Chapter 26. Artistic AttemptsFree
  27. Chapter 27. Literary LessonsFree
  28. Chapter 28. Domestic ExperiencesFree
  29. Chapter 29. CallsFree
  30. Chapter 30. ConsequencesFree
  31. Chapter 31. Our Foreign CorrespondentFree
  32. Chapter 32. Tender TroublesFree
  33. Chapter 33. Jo's JournalFree
  34. Chapter 34. A FriendFree
  35. Chapter 35. HeartacheFree
  36. Chapter 36. Beth's SecretFree
  37. Chapter 37. New ImpressionsFree
  38. Chapter 38. Library ShelfFree
  39. Chapter 39. Lazy LaurenceFree
  40. Chapter 40. Beth's Last VisitFree
  41. Chapter 41. Learning to ForgetFree
  42. Chapter 42. All AloneFree
  43. Chapter 43. SurprisesFree
  44. Chapter 44. My Lord and LadyFree
  45. Chapter 45. Daisy and DemiFree
  46. Chapter 46. Under the UmbrellaFree
  47. Chapter 47. Harvest TimeFree

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