![]() ![]() Within its comfortable domestic compass, many readers first discover the import of the largest questions: Who am I, and who do I want to be? From the first line-“‘Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,’ grumbled Jo, lying on the rug”-Alcott taps a vein of realism and colloquial expression that was ahead of its time and that still retains its attraction. Her most famous work, Little Women, is drawn from her own family life it is among the most cherished and popular children’s books of all time. Despite her transcendentalist pedigree, Louisa May Alcott always kept her feet on the ground, working as a seamstress, a governess, a nurse, and, eventually, an author to contribute to the household income. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a friend of the family, as were Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne. ![]() ![]() Louisa May Alcott grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, the second of four daughters of a noted proponent of Transcendentalism, Bronson Alcott. ![]()
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