Author: Louisa May AlcottPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820317403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Collects the writer's letters, revealing her observations, struggles, and triumphs
The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott
Author: Louisa May AlcottPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820317403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Collects the writer's letters, revealing her observations, struggles, and triumphs
Louisa May Alcott
Author: Ednah Dow CheneyPublisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429044608
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Offers a portrait of Louisa May Alcott through a collection of personal letters and journal entries, giving insight into her life and her work.
Little Women Abroad
Author: Louisa May AlcottPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820342874
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
In 1870, Louisa May Alcott and her younger sister Abby May Alcott began a fourteen-month tour of Europe. Louisa had already made her mark as a writer; May was on the verge of a respected art career. Little Women Abroad gathers a generous selection of May’s drawings along with all of the known letters written by the two Alcott sisters during their trip. More than thirty drawings are included, nearly all of them previously unpublished. Of the seventy-one letters collected here, more than three-quarters appear in their entirety for the first time. Daniel Shealy’s supporting materials add detail and context to the people, places, and events referenced in the letters and illustrations. By the time of the Alcott sisters’ sojourn, Louisa’s Little Women was already an international success, and her most recent work, An Old-Fashioned Girl, was selling briskly. Louisa was now a grand literary lioness on tour. She would compose Little Men while in Europe, and her European letters would form the basis of her travel book Shawl Straps. If Louisa’s letters reveal a writer’s eye, then May’s demonstrate an eye for color, detail, and composition. Although May had prior art training in Boston, she came into her own only during her studies with European masters. When at a loss for words, she took her drawing pen in hand. These letters of two important American artists, one literary, the other visual, tell a vibrant story at the crossroads of European and American history and culture.
My Heart is Boundless
Author: Abba May AlcottPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476702802
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A descendant of Louisa May Alcott shares personal letters, recipes and journal entries by the famous writer's mother, Abigail, to demonstrate the inspiration she had on her daughters and on the creation of Little Women's famous character, Marmee.
The Little Women Letters
Author: Gabrielle DonnellyPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451617194
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
With her older sister planning a wedding and her younger sister preparing to launch a career on the stage, Lulu can't help but feel like the failure of the Atwater family. Lulu loves her sisters dearly and wants nothing but the best for them, but she finds herself stuck in a rut. When her mother sends her to look for some old family recipes in the attic, she stumbles across a collection of letters written by her great-great-grandmother Josephine March. Jo writes in detail about every aspect of her life: her older sister Meg's new home and family; her younger sister Amy's many admirers; the family's shared grief over losing Beth; and her own feelings towards a handsome young German. As Lulu delves deeper into the lives of the March sisters, she finds solace and guidance, but can her great-great-grandmother help Lulu find a place in a world so different from the one Jo knew?--From publisher description.
The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott
Author: Louisa May AlcottPublisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780316593618
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Marmee & Louisa
Author: Eve LaPlantePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451620675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2012.
Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott
Author: Jessie BonstelleLittle Women Letters from the House of Alcott
Author: Louisa May AlcottPublisher:
ISBN: 9781515426486
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Louisa on the Front Lines
Author: Samantha SeiplePublisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580058035
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
An eye-opening look at Little Women author Louisa May Alcott's time as a Civil War nurse, and the far-reaching implications her service had on her writing and her activism Louisa on the Frontlines is the first narrative nonfiction book focusing on the least-known aspect of Louisa May Alcott's career -- her time spent as a nurse during the Civil War. Though her service was brief, the dramatic experience was one that she considered pivotal in helping her write the beloved classic Little Women. It also deeply affected her tenuous relationship with her father, and inspired her commitment to abolitionism. Through it all, she kept a journal and wrote letters to her family and friends. These letters were published in the newspaper, and her subsequent book, Hospital Sketches spotlighted the dire conditions of the military hospitals and the suffering endured by the wounded soldiers she cared for. To this day, her work is considered a pioneering account of military nursing. Alcott's time as an Army nurse in the Civil War helped her find her authentic voice -- and cemented her foundational belief system. Louisa on the Frontlines reveals the emergence of this prominent feminist and abolitionist -- a woman whose life and work has inspired millions and continues to do so today,