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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 jos boys 1886. The editors of this text have collected diaries, journals, and yearend notes and memoranda and from them assembled a single continuous chronological record of alcott s life from her first entry in. Louisa may alcott grew up in an extraordinary community. The novella was originally published in 1866 under the pseudonym of a. For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary. Family friends in the area included ralph waldo emerson, henry david thoreau, and nathaniel hawthorne.
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