Little WomenAlcott, Louisa May
Little Women
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March grow up in New England during the American Civil War. Their ambitions and quarrels carry them from childhood into very different adult lives.
From the English edition
The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, “We haven’t got Father, and shall not have him for a long time.” She didn’t say “perhaps never,” but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was.
Edition and source
Project Gutenberg eBook 514 · English
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