These exquisite and collectible editions are published as a part of Penguin’s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series. Designed by the multi-award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, the series features editions that are bound in high-quality, colorful, and tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth were four “little women” who lived through the hardships of the Civil War in New England while also having exciting adventures. Little Women has won the hearts of countless readers over the years with its endearing tale of the March sisters. Readers have shed tears over the loss of little Beth, cheered for Laurie as he pursued Jo’s hand in marriage, and fantasized about traveling across Europe with Amy and Amy’s elderly aunt March. Jo’s dedication to her writing has served as an example to other writers. In this straightforward yet captivating story, of which both parts are presented in this volume, Louisa May Alcott brings to life four of the most cherished characters in all of American literature.