41. Alcott, Louisa May Louisa May Alcott (18321888) You May recognize the name Louisa May Alcott becauseshe was the author of “Little Women.” The famous novel about four sisters http://www.classbrain.com/artbiographies/publish/louisa_may_alcott.shtml

Home 1st - 3rd Grade Ask ClassBrain Biographies Corporate Information Country Reports Defining Documents Freedom Files Games Mission Reports Monthy Grab Bag Monuments and Memorials Movies in the Classroom State Reports Teens ClassBrain Store Front Page A - D E - H I - L ... U - Z Search All Categories A - D E - H I - L M - P Q - T U - Z Advanced Search Last Updated: Feb 6th, 2005 - 23:11:05 A - D Alcott, Louisa May By Sarah Lane Nov 6, 2004, 15:33 Email this article Printer friendly page Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832. Her father Amos Bronson Alcott was a Transcendentalist philosopher as well as an educational reformer. Her mother, Abigail May Alcott, descended from Judge Samuel Sewall, the presiding judge during the Salem witch trials. During the year 1862 Louisa May Alcott traveled to Washington D.C. to aid as a nurse for those injured in the American Civil War. She almost died when she contracted typhoid fever. That combined with mercury poisoning from her medication was sadly the end of her good health. Her career as a writer was spent creating everything from novels to short stories to poems. She was a teacher, a seamstress, and even a domestic servant. Louisa May Alcott passed away on March 6, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts. But due to her captivating writing style her work will live on through her convincing characters.

42. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, 1832-1888: Little Women - Little Men libros gratis, free books online, literatura gratis, free literature, ebooks,ebooks, electronic books, libros electrónicos, recursos para profesores de http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omlibrary/alcott.htm

Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888 Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. At an early age, Louisa and her family -filled with financial problems- moved to Concord, New Hampshire, where prominent American author and close friend of the Alcott's, Ralph Waldo Emerson, helped the family to set up residence. Later on Louisa's publisher, Thomas Niles, told her that he wanted "a girls story" from her. Having spent her life with three of the most interesting girls, Louisa wrote for two and a half months and produced Little Women based on her own experiences growing up as a young women with three other sisters. The novel, published in 1868, was an instant success and sold more than 2,000 copies immediately. Alcott's story had launched her into stardom and helped to alleviate the family's financial problems. Needing a break, Louisa and her youngest sister headed off to Europe in 1870. The next few years, however, saw Alcott's career grow and grow as book after book was published and enjoyed by a huge audience of young readers. In 1871 Little Men was published. During this time, Alcott was active in the women's suffrage movement, and she became the first woman in Concord to register to vote. She died in Boston, leaving a legacy in wonderful books to be admired and cherished for generations to come.

43. ALCOTT, Louisa May [1832-1888] -- American Novelist Alcott, Louisa May 18321888 American novelist Free Book Notes on LittleWomen by Louisa May Alcott - AntiStudy.com FreeBooknotes.com - Little http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/people/ALCO551.htm

OAS_AD('Top'); Directory Help Search Donate! Indices: Home Pedigrees ODTs Celebs ... Sources Gallery Annex Misc document.getElementById('FLAG').src = '/~dav4is/COM/loading.gif'; THIS IS A FREE SITE http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/people/index.html NEWS ALCOCK pages Pedigrees ODTs Celebs Sources Gallery Annex A B C ... Z Celebrity Relations ALCOTT, Louisa May [1832-1888] American novelist Relationship to me: Cousin ALCOCK family ODT Contents: Chronology Selected Works Bookmarks (off-site links) Associated ... Page services a/k/a: BARNARD, A. M. BLUGGAGE, Oranthy FAIRFIELD, Flora MOODY, Minerva Weedy, Aunt After considering several careers, including acting, she discovered her true talent and earning power in writing. Although she aspired to writing serious novels, she soon learned that the demand and the money lay in the dramatic novels for children, for which she is well known. The monetary aspects of a career were important to her chiefly because her father's penury thrust a significant responsibility on her to support the family. Chronology (Civil War) Nurse in Union hospital in Georgetown Published letters of her experiences as a Civil War nurse as Hospital Sketches Moods (her first novel) Editor of the children's magazine Merry's Museum Little Women (in two volumes) Selected Works Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Eight Cousins Jo's Boys Little Men Little Women (1868-1869 novel) This work has never been out of print since first publication.

44. Literary Encyclopedia: Alcott, Louisa May Alcott, Louisa May (18321888). Novelist, Poet, Story Writer, Editor, Children’sWriter. Active 1852-1888 in USA, North America http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=62

45. Results Page Search results for Alcott, Louisa May, 18321888 in Author Names. Professor JudySimons, De Montfort University. Brief description of experience http://www.english.ltsn.ac.uk/find/colleagues/experience_Results.php?searchType=

46. MSN Encarta - Louisa May Alcott Alcott, Louisa May (18321888), American author, considered one of the majorwriters of children’s fiction. Alcott’s best-known book is the novel Little http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571405/Louisa_May_Alcott.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Upgrade your Encarta Experience Spend less time searching and more time learning. Learn more Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items American literature father more... Further Reading Editors' picks for Alcott, Louisa May Search for books and more related to Alcott, Louisa May Encarta Search Search Encarta about Alcott, Louisa May Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Alcott, Louisa May ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Alcott, Louisa May Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 2 items Article Outline Introduction Early Works Little Women and Its Sequels ... Renewed Attention I Introduction Print Preview of Section Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888), American author, considered one of the major writers of children’s fiction. Alcott’s best-known book is the novel Little Women (1868-1869), which portrays the trials and triumphs of four sisters growing up in New England in the 19th century. Little Women and its sequels center around family relationships and promote virtues such as perseverance and unselfishness.

47. Louisa May Alcott - Books And Biography To read literature by Louisa May Alcott, select from the list on the left.Louisa May Alcott (18321888), the second daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott and http://www.readprint.com/author-1/Louisa-May-Alcott

48. Louisa May Alcott - Little Women 11419; Alma J. Payne, “Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888),” American Literary Realism,1870-1910 6 (1973) 27-43. A. Waller Hastings http://www.northern.edu/hastingw/alcott.htm

Prof. Waller Hastings Northern State University Aberdeen, SD 57401 Louisa May Alcott LIFE: Griffith and Frey note that Little Women draws extensively on the author's own personal and family history - with Jo as Louisa. She lived in Concord, Mass, the second daughter of transcendentalist philosopher Bronson Alcott. Her mother (Abigail) was the model for Marmee, her three sisters for the other “Little Women” (Anna/Meg, Elizabeth/Beth, May/Amy). Alcott wrote it intentionally as a "girl's story," although she was not fond of the genre; nevertheless, it has become one of if not the most popular such stories ever written. Note that her own family life was less "normal" than that of the Marches. Her father was impractical and improvident - e.g., he nearly starved family to death pursuing utopian vegetarian dream at farm outside Concord. So Aunt March’s complaints about Mr. March were more justifiable applied to the Alcotts. The Alcotts were saved because Abigail took control of the purse strings, leaving father to philosophize. Alcott began early to work to help support her family through various domestic or teaching positions. She volunteered as a nurse in the Union Army in 1862, serving around Washington (whence comes Mr. March’s war service in the novel). She became ill on this service, leaving her a permanent semi-invalid (from mercury poisoning via the medicine she took). She never married. According to Showalter, the experience of curbing her imaginative life to accommodate the moral climate of Concord and her family, and commercial demands on her time, kept her from achieving her full promise - but she does reflect the "tension between female obligation and artistic freedom."

49. Louisa May Alcott : Teacher Resource File Louisa May Alcott 18321888 Louisa May Alcott, domestic goddess Biography;critical theory; bibliography; links; partial text of Alcott s AM Barnard http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/alcott.htm

Louisa May Alcott : Teacher Resource File Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Louisa May Alcott page. You will find biography, bibliography, lesson plans and other resources. The ISLMC is a meta-site for librarians, teachers, students and parents. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap . You will find more authors at Page update 7/12/02. Biography E-texts Bibliography ERIC Resources ... Lesson Plans See also: Amos Bronson Alcott Biography All Alcott; The Louisa May Alcott Web Page Great site. I Hear America SingingThe Alcotts Biographical information on Bronson, Abigail and Louisa May Alcott. From PBS Little Women Biography; chapter summaries; etext A Celebration of Women Writers. A Index Locate Alcott in alphabetical order; more links here The National Women's Hall of Fame. Louisa May Alcott 1832-1888 Louisa May Alcott, domestic goddess Biography; critical theory; bibliography; links; partial text of Alcott's A. M. Barnard story: Behind a Mask: or A Woman's Power Louisa May Alcott Biography, picture Little Women Who are the real people behind the characters?

50. Behind A Mask: Or, A Woman's Power. Alcott, Louisa May, 18321888. Behind a Mask or, A Woman s Power. Electronic TextCenter, University of Virginia Library http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/AlcBehi.html

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Behind a Mask: or, A Woman's Power. Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library The entire work 240 KB Table of Contents for this work All on-line databases Etext Center Homepage Header ... Chapter 1 CHAPTER I. JEAN MUIR Chapter 2 CHAPTER II. A GOOD BEGINNING Chapter 3 CHAPTER III. PASSION AND PIQUE. Chapter 4 CHAPTER IV. A DISCOVERY Chapter 5 CHAPTER V. HOW THE GIRL DID IT. Chapter 6 CHAPTER VI. ON THE WATCH. Chapter 7 CHAPTER VII. THE LAST CHANCE Chapter 8 CHAPTER VIII. SUSPENSE Chapter 9 CHAPTER IX. LADY COVENTRY.

51. UVa Library: Early American Fiction Collection EAF Author Louisa May Alcott (18321888). Works in the Collection ManuscriptMaterials Biographies Other Resources. Louisa May Alcott, the most sucessful http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/eaf/authors/lma.htm

@import url("http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/eaf/styles/eaf_advanced.css"); dqmcodebase = "/eaf/scripts/" EAF Home About EAF Restricted Collection Public Collection ... VIRGO EAF Author: Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) Works in the Collection Manuscript Materials Biographies Other Resources Louisa May Alcott , the most sucessful and prolific writer for young people of her day, was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832. The daughter of transcendentalist and education reformer A. B. Alcott, young Louisa was for a time the pupil of Henry David Thoreau. Early on, she was a frequent contributor to magazines, using the pseudonym A. M. Barnard. Her Hospital Sketches , which relates her experiences as an Army nurse during 1862, was published in 1863, and won her some critical acclaim. Her 1865 novel Moods proved less successful. In 1869, Alcott published Little Women , a book modeled upon her family and other people she knew in New England, to great popular success. Though some of her novels for adults were well received, Alcott remains best known as a children's author. She died on March 6, 1888two days after her famous father. Works in the EAF Collection Hospital Sketches Hospital Sketches and Camp and Fireside Stories (Restricted) Moods On Picket Duty, and Other Tales

52. Literary 1: Louisa May Alcott LMAlcott.jpg (22234 bytes) Louisa May Alcott 18321888. Author/Novel LittleWomen (1868). Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, PA, on Nov. http://daphne.palomar.edu/scrout/literary.htm

Louisa May Alcott 1832-1888 Author/Novel: Little Women Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, PA, on Nov. 29, 1832, the second daughter of Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott. The family moved in 1834 to Boston, MA where Amos set up an experimental school that failed due to lack of students. The Alcotts had to move to Concord, MA where family friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson gave financial support. Louisa and her three sisters (Anna, Elizabeth and Abba) continued to be instructed in Mr. Alcott's progressive educational style. Amos and Abigail were both progressive educators and part of the Transcendental Movement in America. Even though the Alcotts were relatively poor, they were rich in friends who were in the forefront of America's literary elite. The countryside of New England provided a physical and mental stimulus for the Alcott girls who worked and played hard. As Louisa got older she sought a variety of odd jobs to try to support the impoverished family. Usually poor women were expected to do other people's laundry, sewing, cooking and caring for the elderly or infirmed. Louisa May wanted to write but publishing did not pay enough. Some of her early work was written under the pen name, Flora Fairchild. Her first published work was a poem ,"Sunlight"(1851), but it brought very little money. In 1855, she published her first book

53. Zaadz Quotes By Author - Louisa May Alcott Quotes Louisa May Alcott (18321888) American novelist writer. More quotes about Jokes Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) American novelist writer http://zaadz.com/quotes/authors/louisa_may_alcott/

what's a zaad? bookmark us send feedback quotes ... about You are here: Home Quotes Authors Quotes by Author - Louisa May Alcott Quotes Quote Size: All Short Tall Grande Venti Famous Quotes by Louisa May Alcott Page of Results of Rob Costlow Following dreams with music Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Without music life would be a mistake” and Walt Disney once said, "If you can dream it, you can do it." Our own Rob Costlow is an example of following one’s dreams. From melodies sweet and simple to the complex and symphonic, Rob delivers heartfelt and harmonious music that is both original and inspiring. Visit Rob's Website Listen to Rob's Music Grow With Us Join our community. Chat about life, philosophy and anything else you're in the mood for with a cool group of passionate people from around the world. Check out our boards today! Free Inspirational Newsletter Get inspired every morning. You'll dig it. Sign up for our free inspirational quote newsletters and join thousands who are waking up to their dose of wisdom every morning. 1. "Housekeeping ain't no joke."

54. PROJECT GUTENBERG - Catalog By Author - Index - Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 - Alcott, Louisa May, 18321888 A Index Main Index Flower Fables Little Women Opera - The World s FASTER Browser! WordCruncher Promo.Net http://www.informika.ru/text/books/gutenb/gutind/TEMP/i-_alcott_louisa_may_.html

Etexts by Author Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 "A" Index... Main Index... Flower Fables Little Women Web Site Designed and Administered by Pietro Di Miceli , webmaster of PROMO.NET The Original URL of Project Gutenberg Web site is: http://promo.net/pg/

55. Louisa May Alcott Biography / Biography Of Louisa May Alcott Main Biography Louisa May Alcott (18321888) is one of America s best-known writers of juvenilefiction. She was also a reformer, working in the causes of temperance and http://www.bookrags.com/biography-louisa-may-alcott/

Search BookRags.com English History Other Subjects Essays Biographies Research Topics eBooks Register Login Help Literature Study Guides ... Games Welcome, Guest Why not Login or Register Biography Navigation Louisa May Alcott Index Main Biography Extended Biography Reconstruction Era Biography Author and Artists for Young Adults Biography Feminism in Literature Biography How to Cite Order the PDF Home Biography Louisa May Alcott Main Biography Complete Biographical Resource See related items by keyword: family sister poverty juvenile ... alcott family Name: Louisa May Alcott Birth Date: Death Date: March 6, 1888 Place of Birth: Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts, United States Nationality: American Gender: Female Occupations: writer Louisa May Alcott Main Biography Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is one of America's best-known writers of juvenile fiction. She was also a reformer, working in the causes of temperance and women's suffrage. Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pa., in 1832. She was the daughter of Bronson Alcott, the Concord transcendentalist philosopher and educator. She and her three sisters spent their childhood in poverty. However, they had as friends, and even as tutors, some of the most brilliant and famous men and women of the day, such as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Theodore Parker. This combination of intellectual plenty and physical want endowed Alcott with an ironical sense of humor. She soon realized that, if she or her sisters did not find ways to bring money into the home, the family would be doomed to permanent poverty.

56. Educator Amos Bronson Alcott, Father Of Louisa May Alcott, Was Born The financial success of Louisa May Alcott (18321888), who wrote about a familybased on her own in the classic novel Little Women (1868-1869), http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/alcott_3

The New Nation (1790-1828) Alcott's School of Philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts Educator Amos Bronson Alcott, Father of Louisa May Alcott, Was Born November 29, 1799 Alcott put his educational theories to the test with his own family. He and his wife had four daughters, Anna, Louisa, Lizzie, and May. Alcott believed that education should be a pleasant experience, and he included physical education, dance, art, music, nature study, and daily journal writing in the course of studies he established at his school. At first the school was successful, but it later failed when he insisted on allowing a black child to attend, and by 1835, all the remaining pupils had withdrawn. The financial success of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), who wrote about a family based on her own in the classic novel Little Women (1868-1869), was a big help to the Alcott family. The Alcotts moved to Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, where Amos Alcott established the Concord Summer School of Philosophy in a converted barn. The school flourished until shortly after his death in 1888. page 3 of 3 Library Of Congress Legal Notices Privacy Site Map ... Contact Us

57. Louisa May Alcott: A Biography Louisa May Alcott AD 18321888 Author of Little Women and Little Men. Louisa MayAlcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29,1832. http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/alcott.html

WORK AT HOME: Join our Watkins Team! 135 plus years of quality products! Welcome WATKINS SALES! Monthly Deals PLUS CLICK HERE! Need Help? Search Here! Home Community ... Holiday Features! Do you have a comment or question? ~Contact Us~ Louisa May Alcott A.D. 1832-1888 Author of Little Women and Little Men Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29,1832. During her childhood the family moved to Concord, Massachusetts. Her father was the noted A. Bronson Alcott, the “Sage of Concord”, and intimate friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson. While he had a great mind, he was an idealist and didn’t regularly provide for his families necessities. Her mother, Abigail May was of old-line Boston stock, and was of prominent lineage. She was a woman of incredible stamina, wisdom, and love. She was a patient woman, as was much needed being married to an abstracted idealist . It was Abigail Alcott who kept the family together, encouraging the failing husband in his moments of depression, and making ends meet by accepting menial work. She became an inspiration and role model to the young Louisa. While much of her youth was lived in poverty, Louisa’s early surroundings were of a highly intellectual and literary character, and she naturally took to writing while she was very young. Due to the family’s low income and the burdens of her mother, Louisa felt compelled to become a wage earner to help support the family, so she taught school, served as a governess, worked as a domestic servant, traveling companion, and took in work as a seamstress. She was later to use these experiences in her novels.

58. OEDILF - Word Search Louisa May Alcott, his daughter, was a 19thcentury author, Using thepseudonym AM Barnard, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) wrote popular potboilers. http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=Alcott, Louisa May

59. NYPL, Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (18321888). COVER ILLUSTRATION NAS (Alcott, LM Little women.1926) . . . illustrated by Clara M. Burd (Book’s cover) http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/alcott/

@import "/styles/markup-nonNS4.css"; Skip to Left Navigation Skip to Main Content get a library card? find a book? renew a book? reserve a book? research a topic? find a job at NYPL? volunteer for NYPL? support NYPL? rent space? order/license images? learn to read? learn English? find events? find exhibitions? find classes? connect with wireless? Humanities and Social Sciences Library Louisa May Alcott COVER ILLUSTRATION: NAS (Alcott, L. M. Little women. 1926) . . . illustrated by Clara M. Burd Louisa May Alcott led a remarkable, multi-faceted literary life. In addition to the novels of sentiment and domesticity for which she is best known, she also possessed a darker, more subterranean strain which produced lurid gothic tales combining elements of madness, violence, and perversity. She wrote realistic accounts of her service as a Civil War nurse, fairy stories and fables specifically for children, letters in the Moods , a probing analysis of the extremes of love. Digital ID: 495422 Little Women . Her three sisters, Anna, Lizzie, and May, served as the source for their March family counterparts Meg, Beth, and Amy. The fiery-spirited Jo was, of course, modeled on Louisa herself.

60. Great Books And Classics - Louisa May Alcott Author Chronological, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) For more informationon Louisa May Alcott visit AlcottWeb.com, or browse the Louisa May Alcott http://www.grtbooks.com/alcott.asp?idx=0&yr=1832

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Page 3     41-60 of 105    Back | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | Next 20