LITTLE WOMEN: Collector's Edition

Playing Pilgrims: 'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,' grumbled Jo, lying on the rug... The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words 'We've got Father and Mother and each other'. One of the best-loved children's stories of all time based on the author's own experiences, the novel describes the family 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 15 is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author. Beth is a delicate child of 13 with a taste for music, and Amy is a blonde beauty of 12. Their friendship with the neighbouring Laurence family, this is an abridged children's version of 23 chapters of the original 47 with gilded title and beautiful pastel cover in a brand new Collector's Edition hardback from Wordsworth. Quality paper and fairly large print, 374pp. Suit ages 7-11.