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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Little Men is the delightful unofficial sequel to Louisa May Alcott''s Little Women, reprising the much-cherished characters of the March family and friends, as well as some unforgettable new ones.The warm-hearted and fiesty Jo March returns (now as Jo Bhaer) and, together with husband Friedrich and the inheritance of an estate from Aunt March, opens Plumfield Estate, an unconventional school based on indivi...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Set ten years after `Little Men'', `Jo''s Boys'' is the final novel in the unofficial series that that follows the ups and downs of the March family.The Plumfield boys - including rebellious Dan, sailor Emil and promising musician Nat - are now grown up, and finding their places in the world. As they deal with the challenges of growing up, finding careers and falling in love, Jo remains at the heart of the f...

The two American classics here together in one volume, Little Men and Jo's Boys, are worthy sequels to Little Women, one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, and its continuation, Good Wives. In Little Men, Louisa May Alcott takes up the story of the everyday dramas and exploits of the naughty but easy-going boys at Plumfield, now a boarding-school run by Professor Bhaer and his lovable madcap wife Jo, the most fiery and free-spirited of the four March sisters. Jo's Boys revisits th...

Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve.The story of their domestic adventures, their attempts to...

Leaving the grim reality of the war behind, the March family relishes the prospect of a bright future. Their struggle for survival is over. However, the new task they are faced with is not less challenging. Will they manage to fulfil their dreams and ambitions? Will they be the winners in their struggle against life?

Leaving the grim reality of the war behind, the March family relishes the prospect of a bright future. Their struggle for survival is over. However, the new task they are faced with is not less challenging. Will they manage to fulfil their dreams and ambitions? Will they be the winners in their struggle against life?