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Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet better known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Alcott's family suffered from financial difficulties, and while she worked to help support the family from an early age, she also sought an outlet in writing. She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s. Early in her career, she sometimes used the pen name A. M. Barnard, under which she wrote novels for young adults that focused on spies 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. The novel was well-received at the time and is still a popular children's novel today. It has been adapted to film several times.

Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist and remained unmarried throughout her life. She died from a stroke, two days after her father died, in Boston on March 6, 1888.

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Under the Lilacs

A missing cake—that’s how it all starts. It’s stolen from Bab and Betty’s tea party, and they soon discover the culprit: a lovable poodle named Sancho. His owner is a boy called Ben, who’s run away from the circus. The girls’ mother takes them in, and gives Ben a job helping get an old house ready for its grand re-opening.

"Under the Lilacs" follows Betty, Bab, and Ben’s innocent adventures around the house and the surrounding idyllic countryside. Just like Alcott’s classic "Little Women", it’s a coming-of-age tale where kindness and generosity are key. Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) was an American novelist, essayist and poet. A lifelong feminist, Alcott strove to create female characters with rich inner lives—a rarity for the time. She’s best known for the classic "Little Women". This story of the four March sisters was partly inspired by her own childhood in New England. After years of financial struggle, the success of "Little Women" let Alcott devout herself to writing full-time. Her subsequent works included three "Little Women" sequels: "Good Wives", "Little Men" and "Jo’s Boys". "Little Women" has been adapted countless time, including a 2019 movie starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson and Timothée Chalamet.
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Publish date06 Sep 2021
Published bySAGA Egmont
Languageeng
ISBN epub9788726645781