Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy : the story of Little Women and why it still matters /: the story of Little Women and why it still matters. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anne Boyd Rioux.
• Authors: Rioux, Anne Boyd
• Contents: Prologue: "Our book" -- Part I. The making of a classic -- "Pegging away": the road to Little Women -- "We really lived most of it": making up Little Women -- "Fresh, sparkling, ...full of soul": the phenomenon of Little Women -- Part II. The life of a classic -- "See her...living...the immortal Jo!": Little Women on stage and screen -- "The mother of us all": Little Women's cultural and literary influence -- "A divided house of a book": reading Little Women -- Part III. A classic for today -- "A private book for girls": can boys read Little Women? -- "Being someone": growing up female with Little Women -- "Wanting to be Rory, but better": Little Women and girls' stories today.
• Publisher Details: New York : W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 813/.4; Girls in literature; Girls -- Books and reading -- History; Nonfiction; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780393254747; 0393254747
• Related ISBNs: 9780393254730; 0393254739
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-256) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.