In that span, the novel has never gone out of print, and its popularity seems unlikely to fade in the centuries to come. That’s the timeless quality of certain literary classics, and Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War tale of four close-knit sisters continues to delight, feeling every bit as alive today as it must have 150 years ago. If there’s one thing I know about real-world little women, it’s that they will read “Little Women” no matter the era.