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Author | : Madelon Bedell |
Publisher | : Random House Value Publishing |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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A biography of the nineteenth-century philosopher and educator Amos Alcott, his wife; and their four daughters who were the real-life prototypes for the Marches in "Little Women."
Author | : Clara Gowing |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1909 |
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Author | : Charles Ives |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Band music, Arranged |
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Author | : John Matteson |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2010-08-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0393077578 |
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography Louisa May Alcott is known universally. Yet during Louisa's youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson—an eminent teacher and a friend of Emerson and Thoreau. He desired perfection, for the world and from his family. Louisa challenged him with her mercurial moods and yearnings for money and fame. The other prize she deeply coveted—her father's understanding—seemed hardest to win. This story of Bronson and Louisa's tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.
Author | : Daniel Shealy |
Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2005-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1587295989 |
By 1888, twenty years after the publication of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was one of the most popular and successful authors America had yet produced. In her pre-Little Women days, she concocted blood-and-thunder tales for low wages; post-Little Women, she specialized in domestic novels and short stories for children. Collected here for the first time are the reminiscences of people who knew her, the majority of which have not been published since their original appearance in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the printed recollections in this book appeared after Alcott became famous and showcase her as a literary lion, but others focus on her teen years, when she was living the life of Jo March; these intimate glimpses into the life of the Alcott family lead the reader to one conclusion: the family was happy, fun, and entertaining, very much like the fictional Marches. The recollections about an older and wealthier Alcott show a kind and generous, albeit outspoken, woman little changed by her money and status. From Annie Sawyer Downs’s description of life in Concord to Anna Alcott Pratt’s recollections of the Alcott sisters’ acting days to Julian Hawthorne’s neighborly portrait of the Alcotts, the thirty-six recollections in this copiously illustrated volume tell the private and public story of a remarkable life.
Author | : Elise Hooper |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2017-09-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 006264534X |
A People Magazine and POPSUGAR pick! “[May's] adventures illuminate the world of intrepid female artists in the late 1800s […] The Other Alcott comes alive in its development of the relationship between Louisa and May.” --The New York Times Elise Hooper’s debut novel conjures the fascinating, untold story of May Alcott—Louisa’s youngest sister and an artist in her own right. We all know the story of the March sisters, heroines of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. But while everyone cheers on Jo March, based on Louisa herself, Amy March is often the least favorite sister. Now, it’s time to learn the truth about the real “Amy”, Louisa’s sister, May. Stylish, outgoing, creative, May Alcott grows up longing to experience the wide world beyond Concord, Massachusetts. While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May herself is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man’s profession. Life for the Alcott family has never been easy, so when Louisa’s Little Women is published, its success eases the financial burdens they’d faced for so many years. Everyone agrees the novel is charming, but May is struck to the core by the portrayal of selfish, spoiled “Amy March.” Is this what her beloved sister really thinks of her? So May embarks on a quest to discover her own true identity, as an artist and a woman. From Boston to Rome, London, and Paris, this brave, talented, and determined woman forges an amazing life of her own, making her so much more than merely “The Other Alcott.” “Elise Hooper’s thoroughly modern debut gives a fresh take on one of literature’s most beloved families. To read this book is to understand why the women behind Little Women continue to cast a long shadow on our imaginations and dreams. Hooper is a writer to watch!”—Elisabeth Egan, author of A Window Opens
Author | : Richard Francis |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2010-11-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300169442 |
This is a definitive account of Fruitlands, one of history's most unsuccessful, but most significant, utopian experiments. It was established in Massachusetts in 1843 by Bronson Alcott (whose ten year old daughter Louisa May, future author of Little Women, was among the members) and an Englishman called Charles Lane, under the watchful gaze of Emerson, Thoreau, and other New England intellectuals. Alcott and Lane developed their own version of the doctrine known as Transcendentalism, hoping to transform society and redeem the environment through a strict regime of veganism and celibacy. But physical suffering and emotional conflict, particularly between Lane and Alcott's wife, Abigail, made the community unsustainable. Drawing on the letters and diaries of those involved, the author explores the relationship between the complex philosophical beliefs held by Alcott, Lane, and their fellow idealists and their day to day lives. The result is a vivid and often very funny narrative of their travails, demonstrating the dilemmas and conflicts inherent to any utopian experiment and shedding light on a fascinating period of American history.
Author | : Eve LaPlante |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2013-11-19 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1451620675 |
Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2012.
Author | : Susan Cheever |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2011-11-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1416569928 |
Examines the life of Louisa May Alcott, discussing her family, relationships, works, rejection of marriage, and other related topics.
Author | : Ednah Dow Cheney |
Publisher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2010-10-12 |
Genre | : Authors, American |
ISBN | : 1429044608 |
Offers a portrait of Louisa May Alcott through a collection of personal letters and journal entries, giving insight into her life and her work.