Little Men (Annotated with Biography of Alcott and Plot Analysis)

by Louisa May Alcott, Golgotha Press

Overview

Little Men focuses on Plumfield School that Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer, run on an estate inherited from Jo’s Aunt March.  The education that the children receive at Plumfield is based largely on the philosophical ideas of the author’s father, Bronson Alcott, who was a teacher and philosopher.  Louisa May Alcott included plot lines that reflected her own philosophy of equal education and opportunities for girls.  

The book follows the trials and tribulations of other students in the school and ultimately, the Bhaers win them over and their school provides the youngsters with a secure and loving environment in which they can thrive.

This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012477965
Publisher:	Golgotha Press
Publication date:	05/21/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	250 KB

About the Author

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Raised by her transcendentalist parents, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Little Women is loosely based on Alcott's childhood experiences with her three sisters.