![]() ![]() ![]() Originally published in two parts, the story took popular culture by storm, selling out its original 2,000 print-run shortly after it landed on the shelves. ![]() In a diary entry, Alcott writes that she “never liked girls or knew many, except my sisters,” going on to note that the sisters’ “queer plays and experiences may prove interesting, though I doubt it.”Īs it turned out, the trials of Alcott and her sisters, who informed the creation of March siblings Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, did pique the interest of audiences. Yet when asked by her publisher to write the book, Alcott hesitated. The story has since been adapted for the stage, screen and page, while also garnering the adoration of luminaries such as Simone de Beauvoir, Elena Ferrante and Gloria Steinem. ![]() Penned by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, “Little Women” continues to find audiences eager for these nuanced portrayals of girlhood - a depiction that was lacking in popular literature when Alcott was approached to write the tale. With this predicament weighing heavily, the sisters take turns spinning through their options, revealing just enough to offer a snow-globe’s glance into the distinct personalities that have, over generations, served as faithful guides along the journey from adolescence to womanhood. It’s Christmas time and the March sisters haven’t the money for presents. With every cover of “Little Women” turned, readers have been greeted with the same scene. ![]()
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