Emma Watson Hides Books to Celebrate Upcoming Release of “Little Women”

Emma Watson has teamed up with the Book Fairies to help hide 2,000 copies of Little Women, each containing a note from Watson, across 38 countries.

The Book Fairies is an online initiative that launched in 2017 to help book lovers share their favorite stories with other like-minded readers. Watson has teamed up with the group to help promote the upcoming adaptation of Little Women, in which she plays Meg March.

While book fairies in cities across the world were hiding copies of Little Women, Watson took to the streets of London to hide some copies herself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I’m excited to reveal a global effort with @bookfairiesworldwide to hide 2,000 copies of Little Women! #LWBookFairies starts today and features over a hundred different editions of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel to celebrate the release of #LittleWomenMovie, every one of which has a special note from me inside. 38 countries are involved in the campaign, and it’s going to be the largest book fairy event ever – follow the hashtag to see where they are being hidden over the next few days! Do you believe in book fairies? #ibelieveinbookfairies

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One of the locations that Watson posted to her own Instagram showed the Houses of Parliament in the background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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📚 🐿🎄🍃🧚🏼‍♀️🍂 🇬🇧

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A short video on the Book Fairies’ global Instagram account showed Watson hiding several copies of Little Women at the Agatha Christie memorial near Covent Garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A collection of moments from Emma’s book hiding today to launch #LWBookFairies – our challenge to hide 2000 copies of Little Women in 38 countries! Keep following to see where the books pop up. Emma visited some amazing locations – watch for the end when she meets some London wildlife 🐿 Have you read Little Women before? Hands up who’s seen the film? #ibelieveinbookfairies #emmawatson #littlewomen #littlewomenmovie #instabooks.

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Keeping in the theme of “statues and sculptures that hold resonance with the story of Little Women,” Watson also hid some copies of the book at a suffragette sculpture and a statue of Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Emma made it her mission today to find statues and sculptures that hold resonance with the story of Little Women. She left several copies of #LittleWomen at this Suffragette sculpture in London, as part of the launch of #LWBookFairies 💚 About the location: Tribute to the Suffragette Fellowship, established in 1926, to preserve the history of the fight for women’s right to vote. Unveiled in 1970 by Lilian Lenton, fellowship treasurer and former suffragette. Sculpted by Edwin Russell, find it in Christchurch Gardens. #emmawatson #suffragettes #ibelieveinbookfairies #littlewomenmovie

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Book fairies love finding places that mean something. Today, Emma visited this statue of Mary Seacole at St Thomas’ Hospital in London to hide copies of Little Women as part of #LWBookFairies. Here’s a little about the statue and why it’s important: Mary Jane Seacole was a British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the “British Hotel” behind the lines during the Crimean War. She described this as “a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers”, and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield. Sculptor Martin Jennings’ striking work is believed to be the first statue in the UK dedicated to a named black woman. #emmawatson #ibelieveinbookfairies #london #maryseacole #littlewomen

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Copies of Little Women are still being hidden by book fairies across the globe. Follow the hashtag #LWBookFairies to see where the books are being hidden. The list of countries taking part can be found below, along with country-specific Instagram accounts so that fans who want to take part can stay updated with the search in their country.

• Australia – @bookfairies_aus
• Austria – @bookfairies_austria
• Belgium – @bookfairies_belgium
• Bulgaria – @bookfairies_bulgaria
• Canada – @bookfairies_canada
• Colombia – @bookfairies_colombia
• Denmark – @bookfairies_dk
• England and Wales – @bookfairies_uk
• France – @bookfairies_france
• Germany – @bookfairiesgermany
• Greece – @bookfairies_greece
• Hong Kong – Instagram account coming soon
• Hungary – @budapestbookfairy
• India – @bookfairies_ind
• Ireland – @bookfairiesireland
• Italy – @bookfairies_italy
• Kyrgyzstan – @bookfairies_kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon – @bookfairies_lebanon
• Luxembourg – @bookfairies_luxembourg
• Malaysia – @bookfairies_malaysia
• Mexico – @bookfairies_mexico
• The Netherlands – @bookfairies_netherlands
• New Zealand @bookfairies_newzealand
• Northern Ireland – @bookfairies_ni
• The Philippines – @bookfairies_philippines
• Portugal – @bookfairies_portugal
• Romania – @bookfairies_romania
• Scotland – @bookfairies_scotland
• Serbia – @bookfairies_serbia
• Singapore – @bookfairies_singapore
• Slovakia – @bookfairies_slovakia
• Slovenia – @bookfairies_slovenia
• South Africa – @bookfairiessouthafrica
• Spain – @bookfairies_spain
• Switzerland – @bookfairies_switzerland
• Taiwan – Instagram account coming soon
• The United States – @bookfairies_usa
  • States taking part: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming, as well as Washington, DC

Will you be on the hunt for one of the 2,000 copies of Little Women?