Little Men was published in 1871, and is a sequel to Louisa May Alcott's masterpiece Little Women, followed by a third and final volume, The Children of Go.
In this part, Jo March, who became Mrs. Baer after her marriage, appears as running a school for boys.
The writer was inspired by the story of her father, who is passionate about reforming education, and from the school he founded. This novel, like the previous one, achieved great success and was adapted from many films and a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation Studio within the World Masterpieces Theater series. It focused on "Nan", one of the two schoolgirls, and was known in the Arab world as "Noir".
Not only did Jo establish a school for the boys, but she made sure that the place was a real home, especially for the orphans among them. With the help of her husband, Professor Bayer, she healed their broken hearts, and nourished and healed their ailing bodies. She believed that love is "a flower that grows in any soil, and the sweet fruits of its miracles are not destroyed by the autumn frost or the winter snow, but rather bloom beautiful and fragrant throughout the year, and bless those who give it and those who receive it."
When the world became a small village, the distances between one and his brother grew, the earth became barren, and the "flower of love" wilted. This novel is like an invitation "from Joe and her little men" to the reader to fill his heart with kindness and appreciation for the beautiful things in nature and people, to realize the essence that the eye does not see.
