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- Arizona Daily Sun
How I identified a probable pen name of Louisa May Alcott
Before Louisa May Alcott published the bestselling “Little Women” in two volumes – the first in 1868, the second in 1869 – she wrote melodramatic thrillers, selling these short stories to magazines ...
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A bucket list of cities to visit for literature lovers, from Emily Dickinson to Jack Kerouac
The Emily Dickinson Museum includes The Homestead and the next-door Evergreens, where Emily’s brother, Austin, lived with his family. Today, guided tours of Orchard House, which include the ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Louisa May Alcott was an American author who wrote under various pseudonyms and only started using her own name when she was ready to commit to writing. Her novel Little Women gave Alcott...
Nov 14, 2020 · Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American writer. A vocal North American 19-century anti-enslavement activist and feminist, she is notable for the moral tales she wrote for a young audience. Her work imbued the cares and internal lives of girls with worth and literary attention.
Perhaps she may. ~Louisa May Alcott, April 1855 Journal. Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832. She and her three sisters -- Anna, Elizabeth, and [Abba] May -- were primarily educated by their father, teacher/philosopher A. Bronson Alcott, and raised on the practical Christianity of their mother, Abigail May.
Louisa May Alcott, (born Nov. 29, 1832, Germantown, Pa., U.S.—died March 6, 1888, Boston, Mass.), U.S. author. Daughter of the reformer Bronson Alcott, she grew up in Transcendentalist circles in Boston and Concord, Mass. She began writing to help support her mother and sisters.
Louisa May Alcott (b. 1832–d. 1888) is among the most enduring of 19th-century American authors. Publishing in diverse genres, including fantasy, realism, gothic fiction, sketches, and poetry, she found favor with broad audiences. Her first notable success, Hospital Sketches (1863), reflected her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War.
Apr 13, 2018 · Louisa May Alcott - Library of America. 1832–1888. Image from “Louisa May Alcott, Her Life, Letters, and Journals” (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1889). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Major works: Little Women • Little Men • Jo’s Boys. “Reading this novel gave me an exalted sense of myself.
Louisa May Alcott’s Pulp Fiction. Official Home of Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, PBS Award-Winning Documentary (Booklist Top Video 2009) and Biography (WSJ Top 10) from Henry Holt and Co.
