Alcott / Nemo Masters of Prose - Louisa May Alcott

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-96944-167-1
Verlag: Tacet Books
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 16, 1090 Seiten

Reihe: Masters of Prose

Welcome to the Masters of Prose book series, a selection of the best works by noteworthy authors.Literary critic August Nemo selects the most important writings of each author. A selection based on the author's novels, short stories, letters, essays and biographical texts. Thus providing the reader with an overview of the author's life and work.This edition is dedicated to the American writer Louisa May Alcott, who has devoted herself mainly to juveline literature. Alcott was inspired by her own life experiences to write her stories. Little Women, her best-known novel, presents the portrait of a middle-class American family of her time, highlighting their moral values: civism and love for their country and dedication to home and neighbor. This novel has been made into films for cinema, TV and series many timesThis book contains the following writings:Novels: Little Women; Jo's Boys; Jack and Jill; Behind a Mask; An Old Fashioned Girl; Eight Cousins.Short Stories: A Modern Cinderela; My Red Cap; A Christmas Dream, and How it Came to Be True; An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving; Aunt Kipp; Rosy's Journey; The Brothers; Grandma's Story; Nellys Hospital.If you appreciate good literature, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!

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 novel Little Women gave Louisa May Alcott financial independence and a lifetime writing career. She died in 1888.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alcott, Louisa May

Nemo, August