num_pages: 422
description: Madeleine B. Stern, one of the world's leading Alcott scholars, shows how the breadth of Alcott's work, ranging from Little Women to sensational thrillers and war stories, serves as a reflection of a fascinating and complicated life dotted with poverty and riches alike, hard menial work, physical suffering relieved by opiates, and the acclaim of literary success.
language: English
title: Louisa May Alcott: A Biography
titlecomplete: Louisa May Alcott: A Biography
characters: Louisa May Alcott
genres: Biography, Literature, American History, Nonfiction, History, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 179
publisher: Northeastern University Press