Six generations of readers have found in the story of the March family universal truths about girls families and growing up. The Guardian A Natural source of stories...she is and is to be the poet of children. Ralph Waldo Emerson The novelist of children...the Thackeray the Trollope of the nursery and the schoolroom.Henry James Little Men is the second book in Louisa May Alcotts Little Women trilogy of childrens books centered around the activities of the Marchs a progressive transcendental New England family. In this novel a six month period of time during the late 1800s is recounted in the life of Jo Bhaer ne March at the experimental school she runs with her German husband. A warm and heartfelt classic Little Men is a delightful novel about the bonds and trust within friendship and family. When a poor orphan boy Nat is dropped on the stairs of Plumfield Estate School he is welcomed with open arms. The school is a unique and loving environment for Nat. He is encouraged in his musical talents and is encouraged to explore patience and the virtues of unity through nursery theater. When Dan an old friend of Nats arrives at the school the tranquility of Plumfield is threatened. Through each student who joins the school Alcott brilliantly portrays the experiences and the lessons learned. With its deceptively simple plot the adventures and growth of the thirteen boys and two little girls is a beautifully realistic rendering of personal responsibility in the lives of young children. With an eyecatching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of Little Men is both modern and readable.