Louisa May Alcott: the woman behind "Little Women"
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
362 pages ; 25 cm.
Status:
East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
813.4 REI
Description
Louisa May Alcott portrays a writer as worthy of interest in her own right as her most famous character, Jo March, and addresses all aspects of Alcott's life: the effect of her father's self-indulgent utopian schemes; her family's chronic economic difficulties and frequent uprootings; her experience as a nurse in the Civil War; and the loss of her health and frequent recourse to opiates in search of relief from migraines, insomnia, and symptomatic pain. Stories and details culled from Alcott's journals; her equally rich letters to family, friends, publishers, and admiring readers; and the correspondence, journals, and recollections of her family, friends, and famous contemporaries provide the basis for this lively account of the author's classic rags-to-riches tale.Alcott would become the equivalent of a multimillionaire in her lifetime based on the astounding sales of her books, leaving contemporaries like Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Henry James in the dust. This biography explores Alcott's life in the context of her works, all of which are to some extent autobiographical. A fresh, modern take on this remarkable and prolific writer, who secretly authored pulp fiction, harbored radical abolitionist views, and completed heroic service as a Civil War nurse, Louisa May Alcott is also the story of how the all-time beloved American classic Little Women came to be. This revelatory portrait will present the popular author as she was and as she has never been seen before.
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813.4 REI
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East Lyme Public Adult Biography
B ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY (Reisen)
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Guilford Adult Biography
BIOG ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY
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North Branford/Smith Adult Biography
Biography ALCOTT
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Wallingford Adult Biographies
B ALCOTT RE
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West Haven Main Adult Biography
B ALCOTT [LOUIS]
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Westbrook Adult Non-Fiction
B ALCOTT
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Woodbridge Adult Biography
B ALCOTT
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780805082999, 0805082999
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 8.8, 22 Points
Level 8.8, 22 Points
Notes
General Note
"A John Macrae book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Reisen, H. (2009). Louisa May Alcott: the woman behind "Little Women". New York, Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Reisen, Harriet. 2009. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind "Little Women". New York, Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Reisen, Harriet, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind "Little Women". New York, Henry Holt, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Reisen, Harriet. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind "Little Women". New York, Henry Holt, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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