Louisa May Alcott: Life, Letters, and Journals

This collection of letters and journal entries was curated by Alcott’s close friend Edna Dow Cheney, and published just a year after Alcott’s death. This collection serves to paint a full picture of the beloved author, with additional commentary from Cheney to inform on the kind of "true and frank" person Alcott was. The collection touches on her beliefs on various topics as well as the close friendships she maintained with Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. It offers an incredible insight in to one of the world’s greatest writers, allowing the reader to see how her personal experiences informed her timeless and world renowned classics. This collection is perfect reading for any fan of Alcott or any aspiring writer looking for inspiration.

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an author, abolitionist and proud feminist. Her family suffered financially while she was growing up and so she was forced to take on multiple jobs in her youth to help provide for her family. Her writing became her outlet, forming her ideas and beliefs in the empowerment of women and people in to literature that reverberates to this day. Her most notable works include "Little Women", which is now a movie starring Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet, its sequel ‘Little Men’ and ‘An Old Fashioned Girl’.

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E-book: 22 marca 2022