The author argues that Louisa's "Marmee," Abigail May Alcott, was in fact the intellectual and emotional center of her daughter's world, exploding the myth that her outspoken idealist father was the source of her progressive thinking and remarkable independence. Marmee and Louisa paints a moving and convincing portrait of Louisa May Alcott and her mother, the real "Marmee". Long dismissed as a quiet, self-effacing background figure, Abigail May...

When the mothers of four sixth-grade girls with very different personalities pressure them into forming a book club, they find, as they read and discuss "Little Women," that they have much more in common than they could have imagined.

Susan Cheever's comprehensive and definitive biography sheds new light on of life of Louisa May Alcott, whose work has inspired generations of women. Cheever laces this provocative biography with musings on the genesis of genius, and her identification with Jo March when she was a rebellious girl in the throes of puberty.

The writer states in her introduction, "Louisa May Alcott occupies a niche peculiarly her own in the hearts of American girls", aptly capturing the enduring admiration that Alcott inspires even today. This beguiling 1909 biography of the author of Little Women examines her simple yet stimulating childhood, her life and influences, as well as her phenomenal talent and success.

This volume offers Alcott's semi-autobiographical 1873 novel.

Stylish, outgoing, creative, May Alcott grows up longing to experience the wide world beyond Concord, Massachusetts. While her sister Louisa crafts stories, May herself is a talented and dedicated artist, taking lessons in Boston, turning down a marriage proposal from a well-off suitor, and facing scorn for entering what is very much a man's profession. Life for the Alcott family has never been easy, so when Louisa's Little Women is published, its...

The hit Broadway show of 1912. The lost film of 1919. Katharine Hepburn, as Jo, sliding down a banister in George Cukor's 1933 movie. Mark English's shimmering 1967 illustrations. Jo-this time played by Sutton Foster-belting "I'll be / astonishing" in the 2004 Broadway musical flop. These are only some of the markers of the afterlife of Little Women. There's also the nineteenth-century child who wrote, "If you do not...make Laurie marry Beth, I will...

Readers can step back in time and imagine themselves at the March family table. In addition to recipes, there are timeless illustrations, favorite passages, and historical trivia.

In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women.".