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Louisa May Alcott: Life, Letters & Journals (1889)

door Louisa May Alcott, Ednah D. Cheney (Redacteur)

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Illuminating autobiographical account of one of the best-loved women writers of all time. The huge success of the film Little Women has left fans scurrying for information about the life of its author, who was truly an extraordinary woman.
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I found this true account of arguably one of the greatest fiction writers of all time quite inspiring. I liked the way Louisa’s mother encouraged her from a young age. It was interesting to see how the aspiring author started out making a few dollars here and there, gradually building up a reputation, which in time led to great success and wealth.

Miss Alcott strikes me as a good-natured woman who cared about others whilst reserving her right for privacy when she wanted space from the limelight. I feel that anyone who knew her was most fortunate and any readers of her works who got the chance to meet her were privileged.

I seem to be one of few men who appreciate Louisa May Alcott’s literary talents. That said, this work shows that she did have male admires of various ages during her lifetime, which is good to know.

Obviously certain stories are aimed solely at young girls, but there’s a good share of material that should appeal to both sexes of all ages, plus LMA wrote some quality thrillers. Interestingly, she was dismissive of the thrillers herself, though the ones I’ve read to date strike me as excellent.

This volume was constructed by Ednah Cheney, who did a decent though not brilliant job. On the plus side, she fills in gaps that Miss Alcott’s letters and journals omit. But, annoyingly, at times Ms Cheney relays certain information only for the reader to have the same info repeated in Miss Alcott’s own words a few paragraphs later.

But this is only a small gripe with an otherwise impressive attempt to produce something of this nature in a short space of time. It was first published just over a year after Ms Alcott’s sad demise. ( )
  PhilSyphe | Apr 5, 2015 |
Compiled and edited in 1889 by Ednah Cheney, this book offers an interesting look into the life of Louisa May Alcott. Cheney intersperses the letters and journal entries with some biographical information. The Alcotts were very poor and lived off the money Louisa made from her writing; Alcott keeps track of how much money she gets for each story, even after the success of "Little Women". Unfortunately, the amount of time she spent writing (up to 14 hours a day), plus the illness she caught after nursing civil war soldiers took a toll on her and many of her letters, plus many of the journal entries mention her various illnesses and describe how she had to take morphine to help her sleep.

Fans of "Little Women" will be most interested in the segments regarding that book and may be surprised to find out that Alcott thought the book was boring. It's hard to believe she really meant that because it's clear from her letters and journal entries how very biographical "Little Women" is. In fact, Alcott's journal description of Beth's death in real life is used almost word for word in the book. Other elements in "Little Women" are fiction (there was, alas, no real life Professor Bhaer and Alcott included him against her better judgement - she would have preferred Jo remain single, as Alcott herself did) and Teddy was based on a Polish acquaintance, not a next door neighbor. However, the four sisters are based on Louisa and her sisters and the journal entries and letters make you realize how perfectly she caught them on paper.

This is an interesting book about not only a fascinating woman but also a fascinating family. The Alcotts' friends included the Emersons, the Thoreaus and the Hawthornes, all whose influences helped shape Louisa May Alcott's writings. Despite her success, her life was not an easy one and was often filled with sorrow. Yet, despite her sorrow and illnesses, Louise May Alcott's works enchanted children then and now. ( )
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THE SOLE SURVIVING SISTER OF LOUISA M. ALCOTT, AND HER
NEVER-FAILING HELP, COMFORTER, AND FRIEND
FROM BIRTH TO DEATH,

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