书名：Little Women小妇人
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数750
作者：Louisa May Alcott露易莎•梅•奥尔科特
出版社名称：Bantam Classic
出版时间：2007
语种：英文
ISBN：9780553212754
商品尺寸：10.6 x 2.4 x 17.4 cm
包装：简装
页数：544

Little Women《小妇人》是一部大众文学中的经典励志作品，自出版以来，一直受到热烈的欢迎。曾先后被改编成戏剧、拍成电影，在世界各地上映、演出，可见其具有独特的魅力。美国图书协会、美国教育协会两会代表选入100种乡村小学的必读书，其中精选25种，《小妇人》列居25种的榜首。世界上已有数十种不同语言的译本，适合各文学爱好者品读。
推荐理由：
1.Little Women《小妇人》是一本以女性角色为主，强调女权意识的半自传体小说，小说注重表现女性意识，宣扬美好品质，有较大的教育意义，尤其适合女性阅读；
2.内容平实却细腻，笔调清新而唯美，结构单纯而寓意深远，富有强烈的感染力，是一部值得细嚼慢咽的经典作品；
3.小说的情节源自现实生活，通过细节的描写来体现家庭生活的温暖，书中场景真实而美好，扣人心弦，是不可多得的文学佳作，有较高的收藏价值；
4.所获奖项：2003年，BBC评选出“英国人喜爱的百部小说”，《小妇人》位居第18位；2007年，美国图书协会、美国教育协会评选出“一百种小学必读书籍”，《小妇人》位居榜首；
5.此版本为Bantam Classic版本，附有Nina Auerbach所写后记，有助于读者理解小说内容。
WhenLittle Women was first published in 1868, it became an instant bestseller. The book’s gentle lessons and charming story of four adventurous sisters coming of age in Civil War-era New England was originally written as a children’s book, but quickly captured the hearts and attention of readers of all ages. Now part of the Word Cloud Classics series, Little Women is a must-have addition to the libraries of all classic literature lovers.

Little Women《小妇人》主要以家庭生活为描写对象，以家庭成员的感情纠葛为线索，描写了马奇一家的天伦之爱。马奇家的四姐妹中，无论是为了爱情甘于贫困的海格，还是通过自己奋斗成为作家的乔，以及坦然面对死亡的贝思和以扶弱为己任的艾米，虽然她们的理想和命运都不尽相同，但是她们都具有自强自立的共同特点，那就是她们对家庭的眷恋；对爱的忠诚以及对亲情的渴望。
Little Womenis one of the best loved books of all time. Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louise May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.

Little Women《小妇人》中的名言佳句：
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
“Love covers a multitude of sins…”
“Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.”
“Such hours are beautiful to live, but very hard to describe…”
“I don't like favors; they oppress and make me feel like a slave. I'd rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.”
“Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.”
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Louisa May Alcott路易莎·梅·奥尔科特（1832—1888），美国著名女作家，代表作Little Women《小妇人》。该书以奥尔科特的童年经历为基础创作，出版后打动了无数读者。随后，一批以她早年经历为题材的作品相继问世，包括Little Men《小男儿》（1871）、Jo’s Boys《乔的男孩们》（1886）。
Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet, best known as the author of the novel Little Women, a semi-autobiographical tale, set in Alcott’s childhood home of Concord, Massachusetts. Throughout her lifetime, Louisa published over 30 books and collections of stories, including Little Men (1871), Jo’s Boys(1886).

Preface前言
PARTⅠ
1. PLAYING PILGRIMS扮演朝圣者
2. A MERRY CHRISTMAS欢乐的圣诞节
3. THE LAURENCE BOY劳伦斯家的男孩
4. BURDENS负担
5. BEING NEIGHBORLY互为芳邻
6. BETH FINDS THE PALACE BEAUTIFUL贝思找到了美丽之宫
7. AMY’S VALLEY OF HUMILIATION艾米的屈辱之谷
8. JO MEETS APOLLYON乔碰上了魔王
9. MEG GOES TO VANITY FAIR梅格到繁华世界去
10.THE P.C. AND P.O.匹克威克俱乐部和邮政局
11. EXPERIMENTS试验
12. CAMP LAURENCE劳伦斯野营地
13. CASTLES IN THE AIR空中楼阁
14. SECRETS秘密
15. A TELEGRAM一封电报
16. LETTERS信件
17. LITTLE FAITHFUL忠诚的小姑娘
18. DARK DAYS阴暗的日子
19. AMY’S WILL艾米的遗嘱
20. CONFIDENTIAL肺腑之言
21. LAURIE MAKES MISCHIEF, AND JO MAKES PEACE劳里玩鬼把戏，乔调解
22. PLEASANT MEADOWS芳草地
23. AUNT MARCH SETTLES THE QUESTION马奇叔婆解决了问题
PARTⅡ
24. GOSSIP闲话家常
25. THE FIRST WEDDING第一场婚礼
26. ARTISTIC ATTEMPTS尝试学画
27. LITERARY LESSONS文学课程
28. DOMESTIC EXPERIENCES持家经验
29. CALLS造访
30. CONSEQUENCES后果
31. OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT海外来鸿
32. TENDER TROUBLES温柔的烦恼
33. JO’S JOURNAL乔的日记
34. A FRIEND一位朋友
35. HEARTACHE心碎
36. BETH’S SECRET贝思的秘密
37. NEW IMPRESSIONS新的印象
38. ON THE SHELF束之高阁
39. LAZY LAURENCE懒散的劳伦斯
40. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW死荫的幽谷
41. LEARNING TO FORGET学会忘却
42. ALL ALONE孤独时分
43. SURPRISES惊喜
44. MY LORD AND LADY我的夫君，我的夫人
45. DAISY AND DEMI黛西和戴米
46. UNDER THE UMBRELLA在雨伞下
47. HARVEST TIME收获时节
Afterword by Nina Auerbach后记
Bibliography参考书目

“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.
“It’s so dreadful to be poor!” sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.
“I don’t think it’s fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,” added little Amy, with an injured sniff.
“We’ve got Father and Mother, and each other,” said Beth contentedly from her corner.
The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, “We haven’t got Father, and shall not have him for a long time.” She didn’t say “perhaps never,” but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was.
Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone, “You know the reason Mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure, when our men are suffering so in the army. We can’t do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don’t.” And Meg shook her head, as she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted.
“But I don’t think the little we should spend would do any good. We’ve each got a dollar, and the army wouldn’t be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy UNDINE AND SINTRAM for myself. I’ve wanted it so long,” said Jo, who was a bookworm.
“I planned to spend mine in new music,” said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth brush and kettle holder.
“I shall get a nice box of Faber’s drawing pencils. I really need them,” said Amy decidedly.
“Mother didn’t say anything about our money, and she won’t wish us to give up everything. Let’s each buy what we want, and have a little fun. I’m sure we work hard enough to earn it,” cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner.
“I know I do--teaching those tiresome children nearly all day, when I’m longing to enjoy myself at home,” began Meg, in the complaining tone again.
“You don’t have half such a hard time as I do,” said Jo.” How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who keeps you trotting, is never satisfied, and worries you till you you’re ready to fly out the window or cry?”
“It’s naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. It makes me cross, and my hands get so stiff, I can’t practice well at all.” And Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that any one could hear that time.
“I don’t believe any of you suffer as I do,” cried Amy, “for you don’t have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don’t know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn’t rich, and insult you when your nose isn’t nice.”
“If you mean libel, I’d say so, and not talk about labels, as if Papa was a pickle bottle,” advised Jo, laughing.
“I know what I mean, and you needn’t be satirical about it. It’s proper to use good words, and improve your vocabulary,” returned Amy, with dignity.
“Don’t peck at one another, children. Don’t you wish we had the money Papa lost when we were little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we’d be, if we had no worries!” said Meg, who could remember better times.
“You said the other day you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.”
“So I did, Beth. Well, I think we are. For though we do have to work, we make fun of ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.”
“Jo does use such slang words!” observed Amy, with are proving look at the long figure stretched on the rug.
Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle.
“Don’t, Jo. It’s so boyish!”
“That’s why I do it.”
“I detest rude, unladylike girls!”
“I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!”