Project Gutenberg 2011-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 2091 Alcott, Louisa May 1832 1888 Barnard, A. M. Alcott, Louisa M. (Louisa May) Alcott, L. M. (Louisa May) Cheney, Ednah Dow 1824 1904 Cheney, E. D. (Ednah Dow) Cheney, Ednah Dow Littlehale Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 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. Juliet Sutherland, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "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.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38049/38049-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 PS Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 750632 2025-08-15T11:43:03.163357 text/html 764326 2021-09-03T15:05:18 text/html 1116931 2025-08-15T11:43:14.660326 application/epub+zip 1129349 2025-08-15T11:43:05.025402 application/epub+zip 349003 2025-08-15T11:43:04.074380 application/epub+zip 1328198 2025-08-15T11:43:20.696327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1314516 2025-08-15T11:43:13.335339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535902 2022-09-17T11:38:14.730302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681597 2025-08-15T11:43:01.859367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 681308 2021-09-03T15:06:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19826 2025-08-15T11:43:20.848274 application/rdf+xml 8905 2025-08-15T11:43:04.192353 image/jpeg 1671 2025-08-15T11:43:04.133357 image/jpeg 267159 2021-09-03T15:07:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 1047937 2021-09-03T15:08:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1066154 2025-08-15T11:43:03.260354 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia