This early work is a collection of Louisa May Alcott's letters, journals, and notes. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author best known for her "Little Women" trilogy. An interesting and uniquely insightful look into the life and mind of this esteemed author, "Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, And Journals" will appeal to those who have read and enjoyed any of Alott's works. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
The 19th-century author of LITTLE WOMEN, Louisa May Alcott kept copious journals. Like her fictional alter ego, Jo March, Alcott was a free spirit who longed for independence.
L. M. Alcott, n.d. 1854, Journals, 72; L. M. Alcott, 1 January 1855, Journals, 73. Louisa's journals report the earnings of Flower Fables in one place as thirty-two dollars, and thirty-five in another. 66. L. M. Alcott to Abigail May ...
B. Alcott, “Researches on Childhood,” as quoted in Charles Strickland's essay: “A Transcendentalist Father,” in Perspectives in American History, Vol. III, 1969, p. 49. ... Ednah D. Cheney, p. 27. Strickland, “A Transcendentalist Father ...
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Traces the life of the author of the well-loved stories of the March sisters, "Little Women" and its sequels.
A deluxe single-volume edition of Alcott's classic Little Women trilogy is complemented by the stories' original first-edition illustrations, some of which where drawn by the author's sister May, who inspired the character of Amy.
Polly Milton, a country girl, learns the importance of old-fashioned values, when she visits a wealthy friend, Fanny Shaw, who is only concerned with parties and clothes.
An account of the life of Louisa May Alcott explores her life in the context of her works, all of which are to some extent autobiographical.
This charming illustrated book captures the life of a writer whose work is enjoying a resurgence of popularity, and reveals the reality that inspired the timeless novel.
Now, at the end of the twentieth century, Alcott's vast body of work is being celebrated alongside the greatest American writers, and this collection shows why.