Little Women; or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
The central and most representative entry point into Alcott's fiction and the March family novels.
Author guide
Louisa May Alcott Books in Order
Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) was an American writer whose work ranged from children’s fiction and domestic novels to sensation fiction, Civil War memoir, essays, poetry, and drama. Her best-known books are Little Women, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys, while her writing under the pseudonym A. M. Barnard includes darker novels and thrillers. Alcott also wrote about abolition, women’s rights, reform, work, family life, and her experience as a Civil War nurse.
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Hospital Sketches
A concise memoir showing Alcott's nonfiction voice and Civil War nursing experience.
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott
A useful entry point to Alcott's darker sensation fiction published under a pseudonym.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
March Family
Three novels following the March sisters, Jo March, and the school at Plumfield.
collection-series · complete
Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag
A six-volume series of stories, sketches, travel pieces, and other writings for young readers.
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Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag: My Boys, Etc.Amazon ↗Book 1 · short-story-collection · 1872
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Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag: Shawl-Straps, Etc.Amazon ↗Book 2 · short-story-collection · 1872
- 3 Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag: Cupid and Chow-Chow, Etc.Amazon ↗
Book 3 · short-story-collection · 1874
- 4 Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag: My Girls, Etc.Amazon ↗
Book 4 · short-story-collection · 1878
- 5 Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag: Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc.Amazon ↗
Book 5 · short-story-collection · 1879
- 6 Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc.Amazon ↗
Book 6 · short-story-collection · 1882
collection-series · complete
Lulu's Library
A three-volume series of stories written for Alcott's niece Lulu.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (11)
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MoodsAmazon ↗novel · 1864
- The Rose Family: A Fairy TaleAmazon ↗
novella · 1864
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The Mysterious Key and What It OpenedAmazon ↗novella · 1867
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An Old-Fashioned GirlAmazon ↗novel · 1870
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Work: A Story of ExperienceAmazon ↗novel · 1873
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A Modern MephistophelesAmazon ↗novel · 1877
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Under the LilacsAmazon ↗novel · 1878
- Jack and Jill: A Village StoryAmazon ↗
novel · 1880
- Mountain-Laurel and MaidenhairAmazon ↗
novella · 1887
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A Long Fatal Love ChaseAmazon ↗novel · 1995
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The InheritanceAmazon ↗novel · 1997
Nonfiction (3)
Short fiction (12)
- On Picket Duty and Other TalesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1864
- Morning-Glories and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1867
- Proverb StoriesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1868
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Silver Pitchers and Independence: A Centennial Love StoryAmazon ↗essay-and-story-collection · 1876
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Spinning-Wheel StoriesAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1884
- May FlowersAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1887
- Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May AlcottAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1975
- Louisa's Wonder Book: An Unknown Alcott JuvenileAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1975
- Plots and Counterplots: More Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May AlcottAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1976
- From Aunt Jo's Attic: Stories of Intrigue and SuspenseAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1993
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The Quiet Little Woman: A Christmas StoryAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1999
- The Early Stories of Louisa May Alcott, 1852–1860Amazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2000
Poetry (1)
- The Poems of Louisa May AlcottAmazon ↗
poetry-collection · 2000
Plays (1)
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Comic Tragedies Written by Jo and Meg and Acted by the Little WomenAmazon ↗play-collection · 1893
