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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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Little Women eBook
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The complete online text of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.


Author Biography

Name: Louisa May Alcott
Birth Date: 1832
Death Date: March 6, 1888
Place of Birth: Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: writer

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Biography of Louisa May Alcott
866 words, approx. 2.9 pages
Louisa May Alcott is an unexpected inhabitant in the world of magazine editing. Her name is better known as the author of Little Women (1868-1869) and other children's stories, and her novels are now as often scrutinized by social historians as they are...
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Biography of Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832-6 March 1888) still retains her reputation as one of America's best-loved writers of juveniles. That reputation was established with the publication of Little Women (1868-1869), a domestic novel for girls primarily aut...
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Biography of Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is one of America's best-known writers of juvenile fiction. She was also a reformer, working in the causes of temperance and women's suffrage. Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pa., in 1832. She was the daughter of B...
 


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Little Women Summary
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Born in 1832, Louisa May Alcott grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, which later became the setting of her most famous novel, Little Women. Most of the characters depicted in this highly autobiographical story resemble...
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Little Women Information
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<i>Little Women</i> is a novel published in 1868 and written by American author Louisa May Alcott. The story concerns the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. It was based on Alcott's own experiences as a child in...


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Reuters North American News Service
Singer Robert Goulet in fight for his life
10/24/2007: 399 words, approx. 1 pages
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Robert Goulet, who shot to stardom by playing Sir Lancelot in the original Broadway version of "Camelot," is fighting for his life at a Los Angeles hospital, his wife, Vera, said Tuesday. In an interview with Reuters, Vera Goulet...
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The New York Observer
So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night
1/1/2008: 1,350 words, approx. 5 pages
Here I am again, reluctantly counting my losses. Beloved, hated or just plain “Who cares?”, more celebrated people died in 2007 than any year in my memory. I always forget somebody, but here is the nucleus of the ones who will light up the headlines...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Sarah Elbert
10,517 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following chapter, Elbert identifies major themes in Alcott's work as exemplified in Little Women, tying them all to an ideal of "domestic democracy."
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Critical Essay by Ann B. Murphy
10,031 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following essay, Murphy examines critical debate surrounding the question of Little Women's status as a feminist novel. She argues that the power of the work is largely derived "from the contradictions and tensions it exposes and from the pattern it establishes of subversive feminist exploration colliding repeatedly against patriarchal repression. "
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Critical Essay by Elaine Showalter
9,566 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following chapter from a critical study of American women's writing, Showalter considers the reasons for the sustained popularity of Alcott's Little Women among American female readers of diverse backgrounds.
 
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Essay Grade: 96%
Little Women Book Review
2,195 words, approx. 7 pages
A thorough book review of "Little Women", which includes information about the setting, an extensive plot description as well as the characters.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Little Women
1,071 words, approx. 4 pages
Reviews the Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women. Summarizes the story. Reflects on why it was enjoyable to read.
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Essay Grade: 81%
"little Women" by Lousia May Alcott
841 words, approx. 3 pages
Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott, is the story of the March family and their friends and neighbors. It describes the period of time during which the four young March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, develop from young girls into "Little Women." The story is set in Concord, Massachusetts during the Civil War.
 


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