Louisa May Alcott and "Little Women" Biography, Critique, Publications, Poems, Songs, and Contemporary Relevance

Alcott--abolitionist, suffragist, early feminist--moved in the literary circle of Thoreau, Emerson, Hawthorne, and others. This reference shows her struggles while she authored a broad range of material from fairy tales to "blood and thunder" stories, philosophical adult novels, and music lyrics. Included are a biography, many of her little-known poems, a history of Little women since publication in 1868, and a discussion of the Alcott legacy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR