Beth's Illness and Death

From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Beth's scarlet fever and eventual death are the novel's emotional climax, transforming Jo and the family.
Chapter 18: Dark Days

Beth's crisis from scarlet fever contracted nursing the Hummels.

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Chapter 36: Beth's Secret

Jo realizes Beth is dying during their seaside trip.

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Chapter 40: The Valley of the Shadow

Beth's death scene, one of the most famous in Victorian literature.

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