{"product_id":"little-women-at-150-daniel-shealy-9781496837998","title":"Little Women at 150","description":"Contributions by Beverly Lyon Clark, Christine Doyle, Gregory Eiselein, John Matteson, Joel Myerson, Sandra Harbert Petrulionis, Anne K. Phillips, Daniel Shealy, and Roberta Seelinger Trites \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the golden age of children's literature dawned in America in the mid-1860s, Louisa May Alcott's \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, a work that many scholars view as one of the first realistic novels for young people, soon became a classic. Never out of print, Alcott's tale of four sisters growing up in nineteenth-century New England has been published in more than fifty countries around the world. Over the century and a half since its publication, the novel has grown into a cherished book for girls and boys alike. Readers as diverse as Carson McCullers, Gloria Steinem, Theodore Roosevelt, Patti Smith, and J. K. Rowling have declared it a favorite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Women at 150\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of eight original essays by scholars whose research and writings over the past twenty years have helped elevate Alcott's reputation in the academic community, examines anew the enduring popularity of the novel and explores the myriad complexities of Alcott's most famous work. Examining key issues about philanthropy, class, feminism, Marxism, Transcendentalism, canon formation, domestic labor, marriage, and Australian literature, \u003ci\u003eLittle Women at 150\u003c\/i\u003e presents new perspectives on one of the United States' most enduring novels. A historical and critical introduction discusses the creation and publication of the novel, briefly traces the scholarly critical response, and demonstrates how these new essays show us that \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e and its illustrations still have riches to reveal to its readers in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Shealy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496837991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496837998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023","brand":"Daniel Shealy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988668940543,"sku":"9781496837998","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3924cc3-68f7-42ce-815a-5ae30d6e2ce8.jpg?v=1683295718","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/little-women-at-150-daniel-shealy-9781496837998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}