Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time; based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family of the four March sisters living in a small New England community. Meg; the eldest; is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo; at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve. The story of their domestic adventures; their attempts to increase the family income; their friendship with the neighbouring Laurence family; and their later love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever.