DRAGON: The 100 best novels / No 20 / Little Women by ...
Feb 03, 2014· Rarely has an interim verdict on work-in-progress been so far from the mark. Alcott's use of her sisters' lives is crucial. The structure of Little Women was loosely inspired by The Pilgrim's Progress (No 1 in this series), but its material is mostly semi-autobiographical, drawn from Alcott's childhood memories.She, unequivocally, is Jo, the fearless (and aspiring writer) who longs "to do ...