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Little Women is a series of coming-of-age/children’s novels by American author Louisa May Alcott. The series follows the four March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy – starting from childhood and growing up into adulthood during the 19th century in New England. Alcott partially based the books on her own life, growing her up with her own sisters. The books helped create the original image of the “All-American girl.”

Louisa May Alcott began her Little Women series in 1868 with the novel Little Women. It was followed up quickly the following year with Good Wives. These two books are often considered two volumes of the same book and often are sold as one. The final book in the series was Jo’s Boys and How They Turned Out, which was published in 1886. Below is a list of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):

Publication Order of Little Women Books

(By: Louisa May Alcott, Porter Grand)