Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read. This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter. - Reading time of the complete text: about 17 hours - Reading time of the summarized text: 33 minutes "Little Women" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott, which was an immediate commercial and critical success. The novel has been said to address three major themes: "domesticity, work, and true love, all of them interdependent and each necessary to the achievement of its heroine's individual identity." The story follows four sisters and their mother, who live in genteel poverty in Massachusetts while their father serves as a chaplain for the Union Army in the American Civil War. The sisters are Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, each with their unique personalities and interests. The novel has been adapted into various plays, films, and TV series, and has been ranked as one of the best-loved novels in the UK. "Little Women" is considered a significant contribution to feminist literature, as it reinforced the importance of individuality and female vocation.