这是一部以美国南北战争为背景，以19世纪美国新英格兰地区的一个普通家庭四个姐妹之间的生活琐事为蓝本的带有自传色彩的家庭伦理小说。小说受到当时的大思想家爱默生的影响，强调了个人尊严与自立自律的观念；内容平实却细腻，结构单纯而寓意深远，富有强烈的感染力。

马奇家的四姐妹——乔、梅格、艾美、贝思个性不同，然而个个都是生活的艺术家。圣诞节之际，她们都努力想做个好女孩，当然，她们并不总是成功，欢笑和眼泪交替出现在她们快乐的生活中。新的一年里有很多麻烦和困难，然而，四个天使般的“小妇人”用她们的梦想与执着装点着各自的生活……

PART ONE

Chapter

Playing Pilgrims

Chapter 2

A Merry Christmas

Chapter 3

The Laurence Boy

Chapter 4

Burdens

Chapter 5

Being Neighborly

Chapter 6

Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful

Chapter 7

Amy's Valley of Humiliation

Chapter 8

Jo Meets Apollyon

Chapter 9

Meg Goes to Vanity Fair

Chapter 1O

The R C. and R O.

Chapter 11

Experiments

Chapter 12

Camp Laurence

Chapter 13

Castles in the Air

Chapter 14

Secrets

Chapter 15

A Telegram

Chapter 16

Letters

Chapter 17

Little Faithful

Chapter 18

Dark Days

Chapter 19

Amy's Will

Chapter 20

Confidential

Chapter 21

Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace

Chapter 22

Pleasant Meadows

Chapter 23

Aunt March Settles the Question

PART TWO

Chapter 24

Gossip

Chapter 25

The First Wedding

Chapter 26

Artistic Attempts

Chapter 27

Literary Lessons

Chapter 28

Domestic Experiences

Chapter 29

Calls

Chapter 30

Consequences

Chapter 31

Our Foreign Correspondent

Chapter 32

Tender Troubles

Chapter 33

Jo's Journal

Chapter 34

A Friend

Chapter 35

Heartache

Chapter 36

Beth's Secret

Chapter 37

New Impressions

Chapter 38

On the Shelf

Chapter 39

Lazy Laurence

Chapter 40

The Valley of the Shadow

Chapter 41

Learning to Forget

Chapter 42

All Alone

Chapter 43

Surprises

Chapter 44

My Lord and Lady

Chapter 45

Daisy and Demi

Chapter 46

Under the Umbrella

Chapter 47

Harvest Time