Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott

The Woman Behind Little Women

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Louisa May Alcott

The Woman Behind Little Women

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PBS and HBO documentary scriptwriter Harriet Reisen reveals the extraordinary woman behind the beloved American classic as never before. Louisa May Alcott is the perfect gift for fans of Little Women and of Greta Gerwig's adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Emma Watson, and Saoirse Ronan. "At last, Louisa May Alcott has the biography that admirers of Little Women might have hoped for." ā€”The Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of the Year A fresh, modern take on the remarkable Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Reisen's vivid biography explores the author's life in the context of her works, many of which are to some extent autobiographical. Although Alcott secretly wrote pulp fiction, harbored radical abolitionist views, and served as a Civil War nurse, her novels went on to sell more copies than those of Herman Melville and Henry James. Stories and details culled from Alcott's journals, together with revealing letters to family, friends, and publishers, plus recollections of her famous contemporaries, provide the basis for this lively account of the author's classic rags-to-riches tale.

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Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.
Year
2010
ISBN
9781429928816
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Biographies
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. PROLOGUE: Behind a Mask
  8. ONE: Fit for the Scuffle of Things
  9. TWO: The Law of Might
  10. THREE: The Topsey Turvey Girl
  11. FOUR: Wild Exuberant Nature
  12. FIVE: Man in a Balloon
  13. SIX: Transcendental Wild Oats
  14. SEVEN: The Happiest Years of My Life
  15. EIGHT: Heavenā€™s So Far Away
  16. NINE: The Independent Feeling
  17. TEN: Nature Must Have a Vent
  18. ELEVEN: Iā€™ve Often Longed to See a War
  19. TWELVE: Where Glory Waited
  20. THIRTEEN: A Little Romance
  21. FOURTEEN: We Really Lived Most of It
  22. FIFTEEN: Happy Before I Die
  23. SIXTEEN: Success
  24. SEVENTEEN: The Cream of Things
  25. EIGHTEEN: More Courage and Patience
  26. EPILOGUE: How They Turned Out
  27. Selected Bibliography
  28. About the Author
  29. Acknowledgments
  30. Notes
  31. Index
  32. Copyright