LITTLE WOMEN (LOUISA MAY ALCOTT) B ook 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Type of work · Novel Genre · Sentimental novel; didactic novel; coming-of-age novel Language · English Time and place have written · 1868–1869, Concord and Boston, Massachusetts Date of first publication · 1868–1869 Publisher · Roberts Brothers Narrator The narrator knows everything and provides analysis and commentary about the characters and their lives. MAIN CHARACTERS Meg The oldest of the March sisters. She hopes to conquer her vanity and do her work cheerfully. Jo Josephine, the second oldest March sister. She is a writer and a tomboy. Best friends with Laurie. Be...