Reading order
March Trilogy reading order
1
2
3- 7.97.9 / 101,791 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1868–1886
- Published
- about 19 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Classics#13
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
3 volumes1868–1886Completed
- Little Women is the book nearly everyone reads, and it was first published in two parts (1868–69); the second is sometimes sold separately as Good Wives.
- Little Men (1871) and Jo’s Boys (1886) follow Jo’s school at Plumfield and rate lower.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,058 pages, about 19 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: low
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 24, 2026.
- Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which March Trilogy book is the best?
By reader score, Little Women (7.9/10). The lowest-rated is Jo's Boys (7.6/10).
Which March Trilogy book is the longest?
“Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys” is the longest at 420 pages; the shortest is “Little Women” with 310 pages.