Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) is an American author best known for"Little Women," a semi-autobiographical novel about four sisters growing up in New England during the Civil War.
The Louisa May Alcott Page at American Literature includes a short bio, and the entire text of three of her books "(Little Men", "Little Women" and "Jo's Boys") and seventeen of her short stories.
"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."
"Louisa May Alcott" is a television documentary that is still in production. The companion website, however, is finished and fabulous.
The Orchard House is the historic Alcott home in Concord, MA where Louisa May Alcott wrote "Little Women."
'Little Women' is a coming of age story of four sisters in Civil War New England.
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