Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).
She died from a stroke, two days after her father, in Boston on March 6, 1888. ==Early life== Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, which is now part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on her father's 33rd birthday.
The family moved to Boston in 1834, where Alcott's father established an experimental school and joined the Transcendental Club with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
She passed this recognition and desire to redress wrongs done to women on to Louisa. In 1840, after several setbacks with the school, the Alcott family moved to a cottage on of land, situated along the Sudbury River in Concord, Massachusetts.
By 1843, the Alcott family moved, along with six other members of the Consociate Family, to the Utopian Fruitlands community for a brief interval in 1843–1844.
They moved into the home they named "Hillside" on April 1, 1845, but had moved on by 1852 when it was sold to Nathaniel Hawthorne who renamed it The Wayside.
Alcott is quoted as saying "I wish I was rich, I was good, and we were all a happy family this day" and was driven in life not to be poor. In 1847, she and her family served as station masters on the Underground Railroad, when they housed a fugitive slave for one week and had discussions with Frederick Douglass.
The 1850s were hard times for the Alcotts, and in 1854 Louisa found solace at the Boston Theatre where she wrote The Rival Prima Donnas, which she later burned due to a quarrel between the actresses on who would play what role.
They moved into the home they named "Hillside" on April 1, 1845, but had moved on by 1852 when it was sold to Nathaniel Hawthorne who renamed it The Wayside.
The 1850s were hard times for the Alcotts, and in 1854 Louisa found solace at the Boston Theatre where she wrote The Rival Prima Donnas, which she later burned due to a quarrel between the actresses on who would play what role.
Moving 22 times in 30 years, the Alcotts returned to Concord once again in 1857 and moved into Orchard House, a two-story clapboard farmhouse, in the spring of 1858. Alcott's early education included lessons from the naturalist Henry David Thoreau who inspired her to write Thoreau's Flute based on her time at Walden Pond.
At one point in 1857, unable to find work and filled with such despair, Alcott contemplated suicide.
Moving 22 times in 30 years, the Alcotts returned to Concord once again in 1857 and moved into Orchard House, a two-story clapboard farmhouse, in the spring of 1858. Alcott's early education included lessons from the naturalist Henry David Thoreau who inspired her to write Thoreau's Flute based on her time at Walden Pond.
In 1858, her younger sister Elizabeth died, and her older sister Anna married a man named John Pratt.
She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s.
In 1860, Alcott began writing for the Atlantic Monthly.
When the Civil War broke out, she served as a nurse in the Union Hospital in Georgetown, DC, for six weeks in 1862–1863.
This poem was featured in the books Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals (1889) and Louisa May Alcott, the Children's Friend, which talks about her childhood and close relationship with her father. Between 1863 and 1872, Alcott anonymously wrote at least thirty-three "gothic thrillers" for popular magazines and papers such as The Flag of Our Union; they began to be rediscovered only in 1975.
Barnard, under which she wrote lurid short stories and sensation novels for adults that focused on passion and revenge. Published in 1868, Little Women is set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts, and is loosely based on Alcott's childhood experiences with her three sisters, Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Elizabeth Sewall Alcott, and Anna Alcott Pratt.
1650), where the family lived for 25 years and where Little Women was written and set in 1868, has been a historic house museum since 1912, and pays homage to the Alcotts by focusing on public education and historic preservation.
Her letters homerevised and published in the Boston anti-slavery paper Commonwealth and collected as Hospital Sketches (1863, republished with additions in 1869)brought her first critical recognition for her observations and humor.
An 1870 portrait of Alcott does show her cheeks to be quite flushed, perhaps with the "butterfly rash" across cheeks and nose which is often characteristic of lupus, but there is no conclusive evidence available for a firm diagnosis. Alcott died of a stroke at age 55 in Boston, on March 6, 1888, two days after her father's death.
This poem was featured in the books Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals (1889) and Louisa May Alcott, the Children's Friend, which talks about her childhood and close relationship with her father. Between 1863 and 1872, Alcott anonymously wrote at least thirty-three "gothic thrillers" for popular magazines and papers such as The Flag of Our Union; they began to be rediscovered only in 1975.
Their works were, as one newspaper columnist of the period commented, "among the decided 'signs of the times'". ==Later years== In 1877, Alcott was one of the founders of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in Boston.
After her youngest sister May died in 1879, Louisa took over the care of her niece, Lulu, who was named after Louisa.
Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).
She died from a stroke, two days after her father, in Boston on March 6, 1888. ==Early life== Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, which is now part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on her father's 33rd birthday.
An 1870 portrait of Alcott does show her cheeks to be quite flushed, perhaps with the "butterfly rash" across cheeks and nose which is often characteristic of lupus, but there is no conclusive evidence available for a firm diagnosis. Alcott died of a stroke at age 55 in Boston, on March 6, 1888, two days after her father's death.
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1650), where the family lived for 25 years and where Little Women was written and set in 1868, has been a historic house museum since 1912, and pays homage to the Alcotts by focusing on public education and historic preservation.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
This poem was featured in the books Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals (1889) and Louisa May Alcott, the Children's Friend, which talks about her childhood and close relationship with her father. Between 1863 and 1872, Alcott anonymously wrote at least thirty-three "gothic thrillers" for popular magazines and papers such as The Flag of Our Union; they began to be rediscovered only in 1975.
She was cared for by Anna Alcott Pratt, then reunited with her father in Europe and lived abroad until her death in 1976. Louisa frequently wrote in her journals about going on long walks and runs.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
A Hunger for Home: Louisa May Alcott and Little Women (Temple UP, 1984). Paolucci, Stefano.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
Barnard=== Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power (1866) The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation (1867) A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866; first published 1995) ===Published anonymously=== A Modern Mephistopheles (1877) ===Short story collections for children=== Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag (1872–1882).
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
This novel also was the basis for a 1998 television series. Other films based on Alcott novels and stories are An Old-Fashioned Girl (1949), The Inheritance (1997), and An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008).
In 2008, John Matteson wrote Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
In 2009 PBS produced an American Masters episode titled "Louisa May Alcott – The Woman Behind 'Little Women' ".
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In 2016 a Google Doodle of the author was created by Google artist Sophie Diao. A dramatized version of Alcott appeared as a character in the television series Dickinson, in the episode "There's a Certain Slant of Light," which premiered on November 1, 2019.
The novel also inspired television series in 1958, 1970, 1978, and 2017, and anime versions in 1981 and 1987. Little Women also inspired a BBC Radio 4 version in 2017. Little Men inspired film versions in 1934, 1940, and 1998.
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In 2016 a Google Doodle of the author was created by Google artist Sophie Diao. A dramatized version of Alcott appeared as a character in the television series Dickinson, in the episode "There's a Certain Slant of Light," which premiered on November 1, 2019.
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