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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott — 3 titles in the rankings, first published between 1868 and 1886. They average 7.7, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note Little Women follows the four March sisters growing up in Massachusetts during and after the Civil War, with Jo, who wants to be a writer, at its heart. It was first published in two parts, the second sometimes sold as Good Wives, and most editions now print both. It is by far her most read and best rated book; Little Men and Jo’s Boys, the sequels, rate lower.

Ranked titles
3 books
Average score
7.7
Total ratings
1.9K
First published
1868–1886

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Series by Louisa May Alcott

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Books by Louisa May Alcott

Book score3 books on a timeline, 1868–1886 · Highest rated: Little Women
  1. Little Women
    Little WomenLouisa May Alcott · 1868Filmed 2019 Classics1.7K ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. Little Men
    Little MenLouisa May Alcott · 1885 Classics100 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  3. Jo's Boys
    Jo's BoysLouisa May Alcott · 1886Filmed 1959 Classics62 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10

Other books by Louisa May Alcott

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1852The Masked Marriage. A Tale of Venice
  • 1852The Rival Painters: A Tale of Rome
  • 1854Flower Fables
  • 1863Hospital Sketches
  • 1866Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power
  • 1868Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
  • 1869Good Wives
  • 1869An Old-Fashioned Girl
  • 1871Aunt Jo's scrap-bag
  • 1871Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys
  • 1873Work
  • 1873Cupid and Chow-Chow and Other Stories
  • 1873Fireside and Camp Stories
  • 1873Work: A Story of Experience
  • 1874Eight Cousins
  • 1875Beginning Again: Being a Continuation of Work: A Story of Experience
  • 1875Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill
  • 1876Rose in Bloom
  • 1877A Modern Mephistopheles
  • 1878Under the Lilacs
  • 1879Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore
  • 1880Jack and Jill
  • 1880Jack and Jill: A Village Story
  • 1884Spinning-wheel Stories
  • 1887A Garland for Girls
  • 1889Louisa May Alcott
  • 1893Norna; or, The Witch's Curse
  • 1990The Inheritance
  • 1995A Long Fatal Love Chase

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