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Title: Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals
Contents: Introduction -- Genealogy and parentage -- Childhood -- Fruitlands -- The sentimental period -- Authorship -- The year of good luck -- "Hospital sketches" -- Europe, and "Little women" -- Europe -- Family changes -- Last years -- Conclusion.
Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals" by Louisa May Alcott is a biographical memoir compiled in the late 19th century. The work offers an intimate look at Alcott's life through personal letters, journals, and edited contributions from those close to her, revealing the experiences that shaped her as a writer and a person. It delves into her early years, family background, and the sentiments that inspired her acclaimed literary works, drawing connections between her life and her storytelling. At the start of this memoir, the reader is introduced to Alcott's genealogy and early life, framed within affectionate reflections from her parents that highlight her upbringing in a close-knit family invested in intellectual and moral pursuits. The narrative portrays Louisa as an inquisitive and imaginative child, keen on education yet often grappling with the expectations placed upon her. The memoir includes early anecdotes from her childhood, revealing her natural prowess for storytelling and her blossoming awareness of the world around her, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of her later literary endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Editor: Cheney, Ednah Dow, 1824-1904
EBook No.: 38049
Published: Nov 18, 2011
Downloads: 1437
Language: English
Subject: Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals
Contents: Introduction -- Genealogy and parentage -- Childhood -- Fruitlands -- The sentimental period -- Authorship -- The year of good luck -- "Hospital sketches" -- Europe, and "Little women" -- Europe -- Family changes -- Last years -- Conclusion.
Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals" by Louisa May Alcott is a biographical memoir compiled in the late 19th century. The work offers an intimate look at Alcott's life through personal letters, journals, and edited contributions from those close to her, revealing the experiences that shaped her as a writer and a person. It delves into her early years, family background, and the sentiments that inspired her acclaimed literary works, drawing connections between her life and her storytelling. At the start of this memoir, the reader is introduced to Alcott's genealogy and early life, framed within affectionate reflections from her parents that highlight her upbringing in a close-knit family invested in intellectual and moral pursuits. The narrative portrays Louisa as an inquisitive and imaginative child, keen on education yet often grappling with the expectations placed upon her. The memoir includes early anecdotes from her childhood, revealing her natural prowess for storytelling and her blossoming awareness of the world around her, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of her later literary endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Editor: Cheney, Ednah Dow, 1824-1904
EBook No.: 38049
Published: Nov 18, 2011
Downloads: 1437
Language: English
Subject: Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.