{"product_id":"the-journals-of-louisa-may-alcott-paperback","title":"The Journals of Louisa May Alcott - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Myerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Shealy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her eleventh year to the month of her death at age fifty-five, Louisa May Alcott kept copious journals. She never intended them to be published, but the insights they provide into her remarkable life are invaluable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlcott grew up in a genteel but impoverished household, surrounded by the literary and philosophical elite of nineteenth-century New England, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Like her fictional alter ego, Jo March, she was a free spirit who longed for independence, yet she dutifully supported her parents and three sisters with her literary efforts. In the journals are to be found hints of Alcott's surprisingly complex persona as well as clues to her double life as an author not only of \"high\" literature but also of serial thrillers and Gothic romances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssociate editor Madeleine B. Stern has added an in-depth introduction to \u003ci\u003eThe Journals of Louisa May Alcott\u003c\/i\u003e, the only unabridged edition of Alcott's private diaries.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her eleventh year to the month of her death at age fifty-five, Louisa May Alcott kept copious journals. She never intended for them to be published, but the insights they provide into her remarkable life are invaluable. Alcott grew up in a genteel but impoverished household, surrounded by the literary and philosophical elite of nineteenth-century New England, induding Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Like her fictional alter ego, Jo March, she was a free spirit who longed for independence, yet she dutifully supported her parents and three sisters with her literary efforts. In the journals are to be found hints of Alcott's surprisingly complex persona as well as clues to her double life as an author not only of \"high\" literature but also of serial thrillers and Gothic romances. Associate editor Madeleine B. Stern has added an in-depth introduction to The Journals of Louisa May Alcott, the only unabridged edition of Alcott's private diaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832-1888), a novelist and poet, is perhaps known as the author of the \"Little Women\" trilogy: \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJo's Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a committed abolitionist and feminist throughout her adult life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Myerson (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e JOEL MYERSON is Carolina Distinguished Professor Emeritus of American Literature at the University of South Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Shealy (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DANIEL SHEALY is a professor of English at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAlcott in Her Own Time\u003c\/i\u003e and has also been involved in numerous publications related to Alcott's fiction, letters, and journals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468533743869,"sku":"9780820319506","price":73.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/MDlIT1J0V2dJUjBNNzNtME4wMkVTdz09.webp?v=1777290395","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-journals-of-louisa-may-alcott-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}