Here is one of the most delightful and popular children's books ever written whose characters and situations are so skillfully drawn that even today, more than fifty years after the March girls lived in New England, girls and boys are fascinated by their joys and sorrows as they were when the book was originally published.
The four girls, of course, need little introduction. Lady-like Meg, tomboy Jo. timid Beth and golden-haired Amy are the lively and lovable heroines of the story. Their work, school, parties and problems and friends are as beloved by their legion of devoted readers as any characters in literature have ever been. Jo wants to be a writer and is afraid she's going to be an old maid. Meg wants to get married—and makes a splendid wife. Amy, who would like to be an artist and live a luxurious life, achieves at least part of her ambition. And gentle, saint-like Beth, who lives only for the ones she loves, casts her spell over the lives of her hardier sisters.
Beautifully illustrated in color and black and white exclusively for the Illustrated Junior Library.
—from the dust jacket of the popular edition
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