Louisa May Alcott

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Title

Louisa May Alcott

Subject

Louisa May Alcott

Description

Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American writer best known for her novel Little Women.

Born in New England, she is the second daughter of Transcendentalist parents Amos Bronson and Abigail Alcott.

Louisa May's early life was spent in the wise company of American Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

She chronicled her brief stay at Fruitlands, the Utopian experiment founded by her father, in "Transcendental Wild Oats."

The entire Alcott family, and their time spent living in "Orchard House" in Concord, Massachusetts, would become the inspiration for the novel, Little Women.

Louisa May Alcott published a number of literary works and remains one of the most treasured, influential, and celebrated authors in American history.

She died on March 6, 1888 at age fifty-six.

Creator

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 32, 1888, p. 193.

Source

Library of Congress

Date

1888

Rights

No known restrictions on publication.

Format

JPEG (73kb)

Identifier

Call Number: Illus. in AP2.H32 1888 (Case Y) [P&P]

Original Format

Wood engraving after photo.
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 32, 1888, p. 193.

Physical Dimensions

JPEG (73kb)