When Alcott (1832-88) wrote Little Women, she only did so as her publisher ... composers and authors to make many reimagined versions ever since, with the sisters played by film actors such ...

There was then another across the pond in 1918, and “every decade there’s a new version of Little Women that has the hallmarks of what each generation wants to see in it,” says Tom Wright.

Finally, with this month’s new film adaptation, we have a version which realises that. This story contains mild spoilers for Little Women. If you’ve never read the book or seen any of the ...