Little Women and Good Wives. Illustrated by H.M. Brock. London: C. A. Pearson, 1904. Pp, 410, 32. Red cloth boards, lettered in gilt. A little wear to inner hinge, some pages to rear of text chipped along lower margin with a little loss, otherwise a nice copy.

Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869 ‘Little Women’ is one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time, based on the author’s own youthful experiences.

A coming-of-age novel It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community. Good Wives takes up the story of the March sisters, some three years later, when, as young adults, they must face up to the inevitable trials and traumas of everyday life in their search for individual happiness.