Little Women Trivia | New England By The Numbers
Did you know that Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has never been out of print? Learn more tidbits and Little Women trivia celebrating the classic book.
By Julia Shipley|Dec 10 2015|
Louisa May Alcott
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Little Women Trivia
2nd
birth order of among her four sisters
1832
year Louisa May Alcott was born
70
days it took to write Little Women
0
initial level of interest when a Boston publisher proposed to Alcott that she write a book “for girls”
1868
year Little Women was first published
1,000
approx. number of copies of Little Women currently sold every month (it’s never been out of print)
50+
translations of Little Women worldwide
22+
times the Alcott family moved in 30 years owing to financial constraints
$945
amount paid by Louisa’s father, Amos Bronson Alcott, for Orchard House in Concord, Mass., where she wrote Little Women
30,000-50,000
number of visitors Orchard House museum receives annually
