Little Women a second volume (entitled Good Wives in the United Kingdom, although this name originated from the publisher and not from Alcott). It was also successful. The two volumes were issued in 1880 as a single novel entitled "Little Women". Alcott wrote two sequels to her popular work, both of which also featured the March sisters: "Little Men" (1871) and "Jo's Boys" (1886). Although "Little Women" was a novel for girls, it differed notably from the current writings for children, especially girls. The novel addressed three major themes: "domesticity, work, and true love, all of them interdependent and each necessary to
Little Women eighth film adaptation, which will be directed by Greta Gerwig, is scheduled for release on December 25, 2019. "Little Women" was adapted into a television musical, in 1958, by composer Richard Adler for CBS. "Little Women" has been made into a serial four times by the BBC: in 1950 (when it was shown live), in 1958, in 1970, and in 2017. The 2017 series development was supported by PBS, and was aired as part of the PBS Masterpiece anthology in 2018. In the 1980s, two anime series were made in Japan "Little Women" in 1981 and "Tales of Little Women"