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Rejected by some now as saccharine and sentimental or offering a restrictive view of women, it is cherished by many more who recognise the realism, humour and integrity of Alcott’s work.
Secular Shelf Life Sarah Allen
LITTLE WOMEN By Louisa May Alcott
Little Women has entered our cultural consciousness as a byword for wholesome American family values, as emblematic as a patchwork quilt or apple pie.
