Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May Alcott and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Nevertheless, her family suffered severe ... More

Date of birth:

  • Nov 29, 1832

Date of death:

  • Mar 6, 1888 (age 55 years)

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Also known as:

  • Louisa Alcott,
  • May Louisa Alcott,
  • Louisa M Alcott
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  • 1996
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  • Person

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  • Alcott influenced the future of children's stories by the popularity of "Little Women," now regarded as a classic.

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  • literature

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  • writer
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