Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888)
Autor(a) de Little Women
About the Author
Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1832. Two years later, she moved with her family to Boston and in 1840 to Concord, which was to remain her family home for the rest of her life. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was a transcendentalist and friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry mostrar mais David Thoreau. Alcott early realized that her father could not be counted on as sole support of his family, and so she sacrificed much of her own pleasure to earn money by sewing, teaching, and churning out potboilers. Her reputation was established with Hospital Sketches (1863), which was an account of her work as a volunteer nurse in Washington, D.C. Alcott's first works were written for children, including her best-known Little Women (1868--69) and Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys (1871). Moods (1864), a "passionate conflict," was written for adults. Alcott's writing eventually became the family's main source of income. Throughout her life, Alcott continued to produce highly popular and idealistic literature for children. An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870), Eight Cousins (1875), Rose in Bloom (1876), Under the Lilacs (1878), and Jack and Jill (1881) enjoyed wide popularity. At the same time, her adult fiction, such as the autobiographical novel Work: A Story of Experience (1873) and A Modern Mephistopheles (1877), a story based on the Faust legend, shows her deeper concern with such social issues as education, prison reform, and women's suffrage. She realistically depicts the problems of adolescents and working women, the difficulties of relationships between men and women, and the values of the single woman's life. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Louisa May Alcott
The Quiet Little Woman, Tilly's Christmas, Rosa's Tale: Three Enchanting Christmas Stories (1999) 806 exemplares
Little Women (150th Anniversary Edition): With Foreword and 200 Original Illustrations (2019) 708 exemplares
Louisa May Alcott: An Intimate Anthology (New York Public Library Collector's Editions) (1997) 162 exemplares
Little Women, Little Men, Under the Lilacs, Eight Cousins, Jack & Jill, Jo's Boys (1950) 107 exemplares
The Best of Louisa May Alcott: A Charming Illustrated Collection of Little Women, Little Men, and 24 Short Stories (1994) 102 exemplares
Transcendental Wild Oats: And Excerpts from the Fruitlands Diary (Avenel Readers Library Series) (1975) 100 exemplares
Little Women: From the Original Publisher 91 exemplares
A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems (2018) — Contribuidor — 56 exemplares
Little Women (Sterling Classics) 43 exemplares
The Hidden Louisa May Alcott: A Collection of Her Unknown Thrillers: Two Volumes in One (1984) 40 exemplares
Little Women: The Complete Novel, Featuring the Characters’ Letters and Manuscripts, Written and Folded by Hand (2021) — Autor — 39 exemplares
The Girlhood Diary of Louisa May Alcott, 1843-1846: Writings of a Young Author (Diaries, Letters, and Memoirs) (2001) 38 exemplares
A Louisa May Alcott Christmas Book and Charm: Selected Holiday Stories and Poems (Charming Classics) (2004) 29 exemplares
Little Women (Puffin in Bloom) 29 exemplares
Louisa May Alcott Collection 39 Works: Little Women Series (Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys), An… (2013) 24 exemplares
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Ultimate Collection: 16 Novels & 150 Short Stories, Plays and Poems (Illustrated): Little Women, Good… (2015) 19 exemplares
American Classics for Children: Little Women / Pollyanna / Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (2003) 18 exemplares
Little Women: Little Women Series, Book 1 16 exemplares
Favourite Stories of Courageous Girls: inspiring heroines from classic children's books (2019) 12 exemplares
Works of Louisa May Alcott. (35 Works) Includes Little Women, Little Men, A Country Christmas and more (2007) 10 exemplares
Louisa Alcott Collection: 39 Works 8 exemplares
The Sketches of Louisa May Alcott (Ironweed American Classics) (Ironwood American Classics) (2001) 8 exemplares
Anne of Green Gables / Sense and Sensibility / Little Women / Pride Prejudice / Jane Eyre / Emma / The Secret Garden /… (2002) 8 exemplares
Little Women: Abridged (Puffin Classics) 6 exemplares
Little Women, (150th Anniversary Edition) Original Illustrations: (Little Women and Good Wives) (2020) 6 exemplares
The Little Women 4 Books Collection Box Set By Louisa May Alcott (Little Women, Good Wives, Jo's Boys & Little Men) (2022) 6 exemplares
Eight Cousins/Good Wives/Jo's Boys/Little Men/Little Women/An Old-Fashioned Girl/Rose in Bloom (2013) 6 exemplares
Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins, Jo's Boys, Jack & Jill, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Rose in Bloom (1946) 5 exemplares
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives,… (2007) 5 exemplares
An Alcott Christmas Collection: A Christmas Dream, A Country Christmas, Excerpts from Little Women, & More (2020) 5 exemplares
Mujercitas para niños (Clasicos Para Ninos / Classics for Children) (Spanish Edition) (2002) 4 exemplares
LITTLE WOMEN Easton Press 4 exemplares
The Ultimate Christmas Collection: 150 authors & 400 Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends 4 exemplares
Louisa May Alcott: Complete Collection Works with analysis and historical background (Annotated and Illustrated)… (2014) 4 exemplares
Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More (Xist Classics) (2015) 4 exemplares
A Sprig of Andromeda 3 exemplares
Charming Novels of Classic Heroines : Pollyanna, The Secret Garden, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, and Rebecca of… (2017) 3 exemplares
Louisa May Alcott Family Favorites Collection: 5-Book Boxed Set with Postcards & Journal (2021) 3 exemplares
The Ultimate Christmas Collection: 150+ authors & 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends 3 exemplares
Little Women / The Last of the Mohicans / The Red Badge of Courage / Oliver Twist / Captains Courageous / The Call of… — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Doctor Dorn's Revenge {short story} 3 exemplares
Little Women (Unabridged Classics) 2 exemplares
Mulherzinhas - Little Women - Romance No Qual Foi Baseado O Filme Adoráveis Mulheres - 9ª Ed. (2009) 2 exemplares
Black Beauty (Whitman Classics Library) 2 exemplares
Illustrated Classic Editions: Little Women 2 exemplares
Louisa May Alcott, Betty und ihre Schwestern: Vollständige, ungekürzte Ausgabe (Anaconda Kinderbuchklassiker 15)… 2 exemplares
Little Women Louisa M. Alcott 1915 Hardback 2 exemplares
Little Women (Classics Starts) 2 exemplares
The Little Women Collection Box Set (Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men & Jo's Boys) (2019) 2 exemplares
100 Books You Must Read Before You Die [volume 1] 2 exemplares
50 Masterpieces you have to read 2 exemplares
Hombrecitos para niños (Clasicos Para Ninos Classics for Children) (Spanish Edition) (2019) 2 exemplares
Civil War Memoirs of Louisa May Alcott (Unabridged): Including Letters, Hospital Sketches & Biography of the Author -… (2015) 2 exemplares
The Louisa Alcott story book 2 exemplares
Onder moeders vleugels / Op eigen wieken 2 exemplares
The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories: Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain And… (2023) 2 exemplares
Tant Hannas gossar 2 exemplares
Een neef en vijf nichtjes 1 exemplar
نساء صغيرات #1 1 exemplar
True Friends 1 exemplar
Good Wives/Jo's Boys 1 exemplar
OCHO PRIMOS, LOS 1 exemplar
Rainbow classics 1 exemplar
Mutevoli umori 1 exemplar
Double Life, A 1 exemplar
Little Women 1 exemplar
Classic American Fiction: 22 books by Louisa May Alcott in a single file, improved 12/10/2010 (2009) 1 exemplar
Louisa M. Alcott. Adaptation de R. et A. Prophétie. Illustrations de Guy Sabran. Petites bonnes femmes : Les… (1950) 1 exemplar
Morning Glories and Queen Aster 1 exemplar
Little Women Focus on the Family 1 exemplar
hidden Louisa may alcott 1 exemplar
KUCUK KADINLAR 1 exemplar
Flower Fables/Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe 1 exemplar
Little Women or Meg, Beth, and Amy 1 exemplar
Otra mujercita LUISA M. ALCOTT 1 exemplar
Marmee's Surprise 1 exemplar
Fijne Handschoenen 1 exemplar
Bellas historias 1 exemplar
Los hombrecitos entrometidos 1 exemplar
Louisa Mary Alcott, Little Women. Betty und ihre Schwestern - Erster und zweiter Teil. Schmuckausgabe mit… (2023) 1 exemplar
[Classic Starts®: Little Women (Classic Starts® Series)] [By: Alcott, Louisa May] [March, 2005] 1 exemplar
Little women from the novel 1 exemplar
Aquelas mulherzinhas 1 exemplar
Sylvia En Haar Luimen 1 exemplar
Rosy's Journey 1 exemplar
Piccole donne 1 exemplar
The Inheritance 1 exemplar
Un sogno di Natale, e come si avverò 1 exemplar
Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys, Under the Lilacs, Eight Cousins, Jack and Jill. Six Volume Set. 1 exemplar
The Inheritance (Penguin Classics) 1 exemplar
Le piccole donne crescono. 1 exemplar
Los primos 1 exemplar
Sireenien alla 1 exemplar
Eight Cousins (Unabridged) 1 exemplar
Jo's Boys (Bancroft Classics) 1 exemplar
Little Women; A Simplified Version 1 exemplar
Little Men: Thanksgiving [1998 TV episode] — Autor — 1 exemplar
The Abbot’s Ghost 1 exemplar
El espectro del abad 1 exemplar
Lesser Known Novels of Louisa May Alcott 1 exemplar
Маленькие женщины (Russian Edition) 1 exemplar
Lettys Landstryger og andre Fortællinger 1 exemplar
Ruthie Rides the Trolley 1 exemplar
Cac Cau Be Cua Jo 1 exemplar
138. Mulherzinhas 1 exemplar
A Christmas Dream Comes True 1 exemplar
Rosa en Flor 1 exemplar
MUJERCITAS 1 exemplar
Piccole Donne a fumetti 1 exemplar
Flower fables ; and, Hospital sketches 1 exemplar
Little Gulliver {short story} 1 exemplar
Malé ženy 1 exemplar
Lost in a London Fog 1 exemplar
De kostschool van meneer Beer 1 exemplar
Otto cugini, o La collina delle zie 1 exemplar
Chase #, Good Wives, Unmasked # 1 exemplar
Little Women - A Golden Picture classic 1 exemplar
Mujercitas [Paperback] Alcott, Louisa May 1 exemplar
Reader's Digest: Little Women 1 exemplar
Little Women-1963 1 exemplar
Little Women. (1868) NOVEL by: Louisa May Alcott ( INCLUDE: An Old-Fashioned Girl. (1870) NOVEL by: Louisa May Alcott ) (2016) 1 exemplar
A Strange Island 1 exemplar
A Song for A Christmas Tree 1 exemplar
Väikeste naiste abielud #1.5 1 exemplar
Four Stories 1 exemplar
25 Favorite Children's Books 1 exemplar
Little Women Classic Reader Level 4 1 exemplar
Alcott, Louisa May Archive 1 exemplar
Mulherzinhas v.1 1 exemplar
Mulherzinhas v. 2 1 exemplar
The Occult Fiction Collection 1 exemplar
Cousin Tribulation's Story 1 exemplar
Little Women (Watermill Classic) 1 exemplar
Little Women and Other Works 1 exemplar
Flower fables ; Hospital sketches 1 exemplar
Little Women [adapted - Sadler] — Autor — 1 exemplar
An Hour 1 exemplar
Short Stories Collection 1 exemplar
Usborne Young Reading Little Women 1 exemplar
The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols 1 exemplar
Green Apple - Life Skills 1 exemplar
En ädel qvinna 1 exemplar
PICCOLE DONNE CRESCONO 1 exemplar
Meadow Blossoms 1 exemplar
Water Cresses 1 exemplar
Will's Wonder Book 1 exemplar
How It All Happened 1 exemplar
Piccole donne Cranford collection 1 exemplar
Piccole donne (Storie senza tempo) 1 exemplar
Una ragazza vecchio stampo 1 exemplar
Anos Felizes 1 exemplar
Old Fashioned Thanksgiving and Other Stories 1 exemplar
A Christmas Song 1 exemplar
Complete Louisa May Alcott Works - 35 Complete Works (Little Women Trilogy, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins,… (2017) 1 exemplar
The Quiet Little Woman - A Christmas Story 1 exemplar
LC: Little Women 1 exemplar
The Uncollected Works of Louisa May Alcott, Volume One: Short Stories (Ironweed American Classics) (How-To Series) (2001) 1 exemplar
Good Wives 1 exemplar
Pack Mulherzinhas + Boas Esposas 1 exemplar
Piccole donne - I quattro libri 1 exemplar
Selected Short Stories by Louisa May Alcott 1 exemplar
Småfrøkner 1 exemplar
Småfrøknene gifter seg 1 exemplar
Flower Fables & A Christmas Carol 1 exemplar
Christmas Reading: 400 Christmas Novels Stories Poems Carols Legends (Illustrated Edition) 1 exemplar
Work: A S tory of Experience 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Assassin's Cloak: An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (2000) — Contribuidor, algumas edições — 550 exemplares
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Contribuidor — 457 exemplares
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Retelling of Little Women (2019) — Original Story — 308 exemplares
The New Junior Classics Volume 06: Stories About Boys and Girls (1938) — Contribuidor — 188 exemplares
The Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) (2015) — Contribuidor — 184 exemplares
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From "Kubla Khan" to the Bronte Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (2012) — Contribuidor — 183 exemplares
Enchanting Stories for Young Readers (Usborne Illustrated Classics) (1999) — Contribuidor — 150 exemplares
The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Contribuidor — 148 exemplares
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 10: Gifts From the Past (1962) — Contribuidor — 144 exemplares
American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation (2012) — Contribuidor — 122 exemplares
Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 (2020) — Contribuidor — 82 exemplares
Scribbling Women: Short Stories by 19th-Century American Women (1997) — Contribuidor — 49 exemplares
The Lifted Veil: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Women 1800-World War II (1806) — Contribuidor — 42 exemplares
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Tales (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) (2021) — Contribuidor — 37 exemplares
Civil War Memories: Nineteen Stories of Battle, Bravery, Love, and Tragedy (2000) — Contribuidor — 33 exemplares
She Wields a Pen: American Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century (1997) — Contribuidor — 32 exemplares
More Deadly than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror (2019) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares
Little Women: A Story about the Value of Generosity [abridged - Chick-fil-A] (2005) — Autor — 19 exemplares
Jane Eyre/ Wuthering Heights/ Little Women/ Adam Bede/ Emma/ Pride and Prejudice (2001) — Contribuidor — 15 exemplares
Out of the Sand: Mummies, Pyramids, and Egyptology in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (2008) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Penguin Readers Library Pack Level 1: WITH David Beckham AND Barcelona Game AND Girl Meets Boy AND Run for Your Life… (2005) 3 exemplares
Botanica Delira: More Stories of Strange, Undiscovered, and Murderous Vegetation (2010) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Little Women [1958 TV movie] — Autor — 1 exemplar
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Barnard, A. M.
- Data de nascimento
- 1832-11-29
- Data de falecimento
- 1888-03-06
- Localização do túmulo
- Authors' Ridge, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- VS
- Local de nascimento
- Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa da morte
- stroke
- Locais de residência
- Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Utopian Fruitlands Community, Harvard, Massachusetts, USA (1843-1844) - Educação
- homeschooled
- Ocupações
- novelist
nurse
seamstress
teacher
governess - Relações
- Alcott, Amos Bronson (father)
Alcott, Abigail May (mother) - Organizações
- Transcendentalism
- Agente
- Zachary Shuster Harmsworth (estate)
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 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). 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 popular today among both children and adults. It has been adapted many times to the stage, film, and television.
Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist and remained unmarried throughout her life. All her life she was active in such reform movements as temperance and women's suffrage. She died from a stroke, two days after her father died, in Boston on March 6, 1888.
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- Obras
- 528
- Also by
- 95
- Membros
- 89,895
- Popularidade
- #111
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 1,212
- ISBN
- 4,636
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- 33
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- 290