What was the ending of the famous novel "Little Women"?

I'm reading a children's edition, and it ends with Bess's Gorilla's Red Fever, Mr. March's home, and Meg's engaged to John.
The book I read had 23 chapters in total, and the last chapter was "Aunt March's Marriage"!
However, I saw a book extract on the Internet that was not in my book.
Book Excerpt;
Joe was thus educated in love and pain. She wrote short stories and sent them out to make friends for herself and for her. She found that this was a benevolent world for the lowly wanderers. The stories were warmly welcomed, like filial children who had suddenly struck with good fortune, bringing home happy mementos for their mothers.
Amy and Lorry wrote to inform them of their engagement. Mrs. March feared that Joe would find it difficult to rejoice, but she was soon relieved. Even though Joe looked serious at first, she still accepted it silently. Filled with hope and plans for her two children, she read the letter again. It was a kind of letter duet, in which the two people praised each other in the tone of lovers. It was touching to read and comforting to think about, because no one in the family objected.
"Do you like it, Mom?" Joe asked. They put down their densely packed letters and looked at each other.
"Yes, that's what I was expecting when Amy wrote to say she turned Fred down. I was sure then that she had some idea, which was not the same as your profit-seeking idea. The hints in her letter make me guess that her love will bind her to Lorry." "Mommy, you're so sensitive and conservative! You never said a word to us." "Mothers need sharp eyes and cautious tongues when they have daughters to look after. I didn't dare let you know about this, fearing that you would write to congratulate them before it was settled." "I'm not as impetuous as I used to be. You can trust me. Now I'm sober and wise enough to be anyone's bosom friend." "It's like this, dear. I should have let you be my bosom friend.
Only I thought it would hurt you to know that your Teddy was in love with someone else." "Aiya, Mom, do you really think I'm so stupid and selfish? I thought his love was pure, though it did not suit me. I rejected his love. Would I care if he marries Amy?" "I know you really meant it, Joe. But lately it has occurred to me that if he had come back and made love to you again, perhaps you would have answered differently. Forgive me, my dear, for I cannot help finding you lonely, and sometimes there is a longing look in your eyes that goes straight into my heart. So I thought, if your boy tried again, he would fill the void in your heart." "No, Mom, it's better this way. I'm glad Amy learned to love him.
You're right about one thing: I feel lonely. If Teddy were to propose again, I might say yes, not because I love him more than ever, but because I care more about being loved than when he left." "I'm glad to hear that, Joe. It proves that you are improving. Many people love you.
Is there any content above in the original work? How many chapters were there in the original work?

Answer 1

The ending of the famous novel Little Women is very complicated because the author, Marcheline Scatter, left many different clues and endings in the novel.

At the end of the novel, all three of them entered university and achieved excellent results. The relationship between them had also improved, especially between Melania and Louisa.

However, at the end of the novel, instead of marrying Hancock, she chose to marry Emily. This ending hinted at the desire of marriage and family life in her heart, as well as her reflection on Hancock's past behavior.

In addition, the ending of the novel also involves some other topics such as family, friendship, love, responsibility and morality. Therefore, the ending of Little Women was a story full of complexity and thought.