1868

1868 was the year Little Women was published, along with another notable release: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, which is known as the first modern English detective novel.

in 1869

Little Women, closely based on Louisa M. Alcott’s own experience of family life, was first published in 1869 and has never lost its extraordinary power to move and delight: from the heartrending story of gentle Beth to the humorous adventures of tomboyish Jo, and Meg’s vain attempts to cut a fashionable figure in 'society'.