TITLE:
Louisa May Alcott : the woman behind Little Women / Harriet Reisen.
By:
Publication Date:
2009-2010
Publication Information:
New York : Picador,
Edition:
1st Picador ed.
Physical Description:
xv, 444 p.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-422) and index.
Summary:
A fresh, modern take on the remarkable Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Reisen's vivid biography explores the author's life in the context of her works, many of which are to some extent autobiographical. Although Alcott secretly wrote pulp fiction, harbored radical abolitionist views, and served as a Civil War nurse, her novels went on to sell more copies than those of Herman Melville and Henry James. Stories and details culled from Alcott's journals, together with revealing letters to family, friends, and publishers, plus recollections of her famous contemporaries provide the basis for this lively account of the author's classic rags-to-riches tale--a perfect gift for fans of Little Women.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780805082999
9780312658878
General Note:
Originally published: New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
"A John Macrae book."
