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Sample ## Take a look inside LITTLE WOMEN. "They all drew to the fire, mother in the big chair, with Beth at her feet" (See page 9) Frontispiece LITTLE WOMEN OR Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy BY LOUISA M. ALCOTT AUTHOR OF "LITTLE MEN," "AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL" "SPINNING-WHEEL STORIES," ETC. With more than 200 illustrations by Frank T. Merrill and a picture of the Home of the Little Women by Edmund H. Garrett BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY Entered according to Act of Congress, in the years 1868 and 1869, by LOUISA M. ALCOTT, In the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. Copyright, 1880, By LOUISA M. ALCOTT. Copyright, 1896, By JOHN S. P. ALCOTT. BOSTON Alfred Mudge & Son Inc. Printers "Go then, my little Book, and show to all That entertain and bid thee welcome shall, What thou dost keep close shut up in thy breast; And wish what thou dost show them may be blest To them for good, may make them choose to be Pilgrims better, by far, than thee or me. Tell them of Mercy; she is one Who early hath her pilgrimage begun. Yea, let young damsels learn of her to prize The world which is to come, and so be wise; For little tripping maids may follow God Along the ways which saintly feet have trod." Adapted from John Bunyan. Contents Part First. Chapter I. Playing Pilgrims II. A Merry Christmas III. The Laurence Boy IV. Burdens V. Being Neighborly VI. Beth finds the Palace Beautiful VII. Amy's Valley of Humiliation VIII. Jo meets Apollyon IX. Meg goes to Vanity Fair X. The P. C. and P. O. XI. Experiments XII. Camp Laurence XIII. Castles in the Air XIV. Secrets XV. A Telegram XVI. Letters XVII. Little Faithful XVIII. Dark Days XIX. Amy's Will [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Flittle-women-or-meg-jo-beth-and-amy) The sample continues in the full work. 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