内容简介:The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character.
作者简介:Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. She is best known for her books for children. The daughter of philosopher and reformer Amons Bronson Alcott, she was also a supporter of women's rights and an abolitionist. Family debts led her to write the autobiographical novel Little Women (1868). The book was a huge success, followed by Little Men, An Old-Fashioned Girl, and several other novels.
《小妇人》讲述了马奇家的四姐妹——乔、梅格、艾美、贝思个性不同,然而个个都是生活的艺术家。圣诞节之际,她们都努力想做个好女孩,当然,她们并不总是成功,欢笑和眼泪交替出现在她们快乐的生活中。新的一年里有很多麻烦和困难,然而,四个天使般的“小妇人”用她们的梦想与执着装点着各自的生活……
露易莎·梅·奥尔科特(一八三二——一八八八),美国十九世纪著名女作家。自幼开朗乐观,酷爱阅读与写作。其父曾开办学校,后因接纳黑人儿童而被强行关闭。此后家境日渐贫寒,为生计所迫,爱尔科特从事过各种工作,其中包括陪护一位贵妇人游历了欧洲,这些都极大地丰富了她的阅历。《小妇人》一书的创作仅仅占据了她两个月的时间,却给她带来了一生的荣誉。该书于一八六八年出版,立即以其独特魅力吸引了广大读者,反响极为强烈,于是,奥尔科特在次年(即一八六九年)完成了它的续集《好妻子》,后与《小妇人》合成一册出版,总名为《小妇人》。