With their father away as a chaplain in the American Civil War, the four March sisters grow up in genteel poverty with their wise mother, Marmee: pretty Meg…
About the recording
Author
Louisa May Alcott
Read by
Mary Anderson, Elizabeth, Lee Ann Howlett and 13 other readers
With their father away as a chaplain in the American Civil War, the four March sisters grow up in genteel poverty with their wise mother, Marmee: pretty Meg, who longs for nice things; tomboyish Jo, who wants to be a writer; shy, gentle Beth; and vain little Amy. The first part follows a year of home-made plays, quarrels and friendship with Laurie, the rich boy next door; the second follows the sisters into marriage, work, travel and loss, as Jo finds her way as a writer.
Context and significance
Louisa May Alcott modelled the sisters on her own family and published the book in two parts in 1868 and 1869; this recording includes both. Sixteen LibriVox volunteers read it in about nineteen hours.
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