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Louisa May Alcott : the woman behind Little women
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Louisa May Alcott : the woman behind Little women

Autor: Harriet Reisen
Editora: New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Edição/Formato   Livro : Biografia : Inglês : 1st edVer todas as edições e formatos
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A vivid, energetic account of the life of Louisa May Alcott that explores Alcott's life in the context of her works, all of which are to some extent autobiographical.
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Gênero/Forma: Biography
Pessoa Denominada: Louisa May Alcott; Louisa May Alcott
Tipo de Material: Biografia
Tipo de Documento: Livro
Todos os Autores / Contribuintes: Harriet Reisen
ISBN: 9780805082999 0805082999
Número OCLC: 316514238
Notas: "A John Macrae book."
Descrição: xiv, 362 p. ; 25 cm.
Conteúdos: Behind a mask --
Fit for the scuffle of things --
The law of might --
The topsey-turvey girl --
Wild exuberant nature --
Man in a balloon --
Transcendental wild oats --
The happiest years of my life --
Heaven's so far away --
The independent feeling --
Nature must have a vent --
I've often longed to see a war --
Where glory waited --
A little romance --
We really lived most of it --
Happy before I die --
Success --
The cream of things --
More courage and patience --
How they turned out.
Responsabilidade: Harriet Reisen.

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Addresses various aspects of Louisa May Alcott's life - the effect of her father's self-indulgent utopian schemes; her family's economic difficulties and frequent uprootings; her experience as a  Ler mais...
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"Every now and then, there appears a writer who has tracked a subject for so long through space and time that the resulting product ranks it superior to any of the facile interpretations or extended magazine articles that currently pass for biography. Such is the case with Harriet Reisen . . . . Ms. Reisen is a master storyteller. Chapters are never formulaic. With compassion and insight, she propels readers on to the next adventure, sacrifice, tragedy and triumph."--Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, "The Washington Times"

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"As Harriet Reisen's enchanting biography reminds us, Alcott patterned the March family on her own and Jo on herself . . . . [Her life] is richly examined in Ms. Reisen's full and vivid portrait."--Melanie Kirkpatrick, "The Wall Street Journal"

"There may be better American novels, but" Little Women "surely ranks among the most cherished. . . . Fans will adore Harriet Reisen's sympathetic biography "Louisa May Alcott." With charming verve, she details Alcott's remarkable if difficult life."--"USA"" Today"

"A lively, engrossing portrait of Louisa May Alcott's life that will appeal to the legions of women who grew up worshipping the book . . . . [Alcott's] spirit shines through in Reisen's retelling."--Meghan Barr, Associated Press

"Reisen's lifelong fascination with "Little Women" and the woman who wrote it has produced an absorbing narrative, in many ways the best ever, of Alcott's own life. . . . The utterly compelling force of Alcott's personality has never been better described. I found the book compulsively readable; I couldn't put it down." --Robert Richardson, author of "Emerson: The Mind on Fire" and "Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind"

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"Brilliantly researched. . . . Her biography will occupy an essential place on any Alcott bookshelf." --John Matteson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father"

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