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
Photo Credit : The Art Archive/Superstockbirth order of among her four sisters
year Louisa May Alcott was born
days it took to write Little Women
initial level of interest when a Boston publisher proposed to Alcott that she write a book “for girls”
year Little Women was first published
approx. number of copies of Little Women currently sold every month (it’s never been out of print)
translations of Little Women worldwide
times the Alcott family moved in 30 years owing to financial constraints
amount paid by Louisa’s father, Amos Bronson Alcott, for Orchard House in Concord, Mass., where she wrote Little Women
number of visitors Orchard House museum receives annually