Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-06-16

Women" much attention was naturally at
tracted to it, II was written when Miss Al
colt was eighteen years old. One day Mr..
Alcou came to Mr. Niles Of Roberts Broth
ers. with a volume of fairy tales by his
daughter. Mr.. Niles said that collected
short stories hardly paid, and suggested
that Mss Alcott write story of New Eng
land life Miss Sedgcwick had recently died.
and perhaps she might be her successor.
He wanted a story about girls; but Miss
Aicott said she knew nothing about rl~,
bows were her iaVOriteS. No. there were
plenty OF books for hOys Mr. Niles wanted
a book for girls Miss Alcott said she would
write about herself aud her sisters; tell
ahou, the things they used 10 do. NlT Niles
told her to 20 ahead. and the result was the
first part of Little Women" lie was
pleased with the manuscript and showed II
10 his Young niece al the scaShorc. who went
Wild with delight over it. He offered Ms,
Aicott $1,000 outright for il. but told her
she had better run the the risk and take a
ROYALTY. \ thousand dollars seemed a large
sum TO Miss Alcott at that time. and she had
a narrow escape. hut luckily she decided for
the ROYALTY. The success Of the book wa>
almost phenomenal. and the presses could
not run fast enough 10 suppl, the demand.
OF course. a second voinme was called for.
and letters poured in upon the author hc-
secching her to continue the story. Mann
were from little girls and ran ike this
Mis- ArCuTT If YOU do not write
another volume Of Little Women" and
tell us u.orc about Jo. and make Laurie mar
~ Beth. viii never read another IF yonr
book, as long as hive.
lours. most respectfully.
MMIt HEnwN
s. a second volume Wa written this was
followed hy An Old Fashioned Girl." aud
then came Little Men" All of thc-., hau
an immense sale. FOR r,cr,hui, wha had
read one rad the o,hcr.. Miss Alcutt's :
puhli-hcl work. number eighteen volumes
altogether. the united sale Of which To-
America alone amounts tu round uumhyr>
10 halt a million. This docs not include d
novel which some insist ha, appeared ia the
"No-\ame Series" The demand for h,r
books io-,ial A. great ~ ever Their cir
cul4tjuu abroad Is also enormous, and they
have hcru translated into German. French
and butch.
II is NOT known. however. that Miss Al
c"'t has had experience A. dramhiisi. She
ha, strong dramatic instinct. and delight,
iu the theatre. A. 3, the case with all fun
loving Bu,tuuiaus. she hl- the hcariic,t al
mirat.on flr William Warren. aud .hc v rutr
a faro, fur him. Bu, other character. hai
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relied ,a about their u,,p,,,.tr nar,, IN il
that T.. as.Iue,.aa uA. DELAYED Ms. Al.
cor, ,1aA back ,h- mauu..r.a, for revision
aaI. fua.l, sau,lal:r.. That II u.,. ,.lu.,...,
,hr threw II is.,a the fire. When Nr Bi-r,
..pf for the pl,, Il. p,., :, INA. -..b..,r.,I n,
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.r,.t, r,yar,!c! TINS plsy "a. ii ..r,.,, ...r.,..
n,,crthrlc,.. far Nr Barr, sent horn Sea
.li! mass. good f5r two OF ih, l..., ..ar.. and
size ven, to the grand new theatre furty
time, col nlu!, that winter. s.cIn., al! the. fine
attractions: 40. when comm.-era,cI b, "A
friend On hasln. made uo,hi1, out u t,r
pla,. ,h.. ,asa She felt a, # IL. had mad,
her fortune by Il. Ms. Alcotr ono. ,,ru..
,cr, near going On the stage herself aul
had >rrr,,, made the arrangement. for h,r
fr.t spp,arauee. lnieudin. 10 .i.rnr5., her
faenI, b., the triumphant announcement
that she had acted. but her scheme va.
frustrated h, their untimcI, ds.,,,rr or
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