Essential Novelists - Louisa May Alcott

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors.

For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Louisa May Alcottwhich are Little Womenand Jack and Jill.

Louisa May Alcottwrote under various pseudonyms and only started using her own name when she was ready to commit to writing. Her novelLittle Womengave Alcott financial independence and a lifetime writing career.

Novels selected for this book:

- Little Women

- Jack and Jill



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Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson were family friends. Alcott wrote under various pseudonyms and only started using her own name when she was ready to commit to writing. Her novelLittle Womengave Louisa May Alcott financial independence and a lifetime writing career. She died in 1888.