The Portable Louisa May Alcott (Portable Library)

Alcott, Louisa May; Keyser, Elizabeth [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0140275746 / ISBN 13: 9780140275742

Editore: Penguin Classics, 2000

Codice articolo 0140275746-4-24989086

Riassunto:

Although the publication of Little Women in 1868 earned Louisa May Alcott tremendous popularity, for a long time she was thought of as a writer of children's stories and considered—at best—a minor figure in the American literary canon. Now, at the end of the twentieth century, Alcott's vast body of work is being celebrated alongside the greatest American writers, and this collection shows why. The Portable Louisa May Alcott samples the entire spectrum of Alcott's work: her novels, novellas, children's stories, sensationalist fiction, gothic tales, essays, letters, and journals. Presenting her more daring works, such as Moods and Behind a Mask (both reprinted in their entirety), alongside the familiar heroines of Little Women, this singular collection offers readers a rich and wide-ranging portrait of this talented, prolific, and influential writer.

Informazioni sull?autore: Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic.

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Titolo: The Portable Louisa May Alcott (Portable ...
Casa editrice: Penguin Classics
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Fair