Alcott in Her Own Time

Alcott in Her Own Time
Title Alcott in Her Own Time PDF eBook
Author Daniel Shealy
Publisher University of Iowa Press
Total Pages 297
Release 2005-09
Genre History
ISBN 1587295989

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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.

Alcott in Her Own Time

Alcott in Her Own Time
Title Alcott in Her Own Time PDF eBook
Author Daniel Shealy
Publisher
Total Pages 304
Release 2005-06-15
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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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.

Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott
Title Louisa May Alcott PDF eBook
Author Ednah Dow Cheney
Publisher Applewood Books
Total Pages 432
Release 2010-10-12
Genre Authors, American
ISBN 1429044608

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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

Little Women
Title Little Women PDF eBook
Author Louisa May Alcott
Publisher
Total Pages 612
Release 1926
Genre
ISBN

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Little Women Abroad

Little Women Abroad
Title Little Women Abroad PDF eBook
Author Louisa May Alcott
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Total Pages 374
Release 2011-08-15
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0820342874

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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.

Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott
Title Louisa May Alcott PDF eBook
Author Susan Cheever
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Total Pages 322
Release 2011-11-08
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1416569928

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Examines the life of Louisa May Alcott, discussing her family, relationships, works, rejection of marriage, and other related topics.

Marmee & Louisa

Marmee & Louisa
Title Marmee & Louisa PDF eBook
Author Eve LaPlante
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Total Pages 384
Release 2013-11-19
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1451620675

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Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2012.