Part of the Legend Classics seriesWhile their father is away at war, times are tough and the money tight for the four March sisters and their mother. Meanwhile beautiful Meg, tomboy Jo, sweet Beth and precocious Amy also have to struggle with being caught between childhood and adulthood and the difficulties of growing up. Little Women is loosely based on Louisa May Alcott’s own life and was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869.