{"product_id":"the-selected-letters-of-louisa-may-alcott-9780820317403","title":"The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott\u003c\/i\u003e contains a broad cross-section of letters from the correspondence of the creator of \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e and provides a compelling autobiography of this most autobiographical of writers. Spanning a period of forty-five years, this collection provides vivid accounts of Alcott's life and development as a writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpisodes in Alcott's life are candidly reflected: her youth, when the prototype of Jo March was already being shaped; the 1868 publication of \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e and the prosperity and renown the book brought its author; her never-ending struggles for her family; the final years spent caring for her niece and an invalid father. Alcott's letters also furnished a vent for the pressures she felt to write a sequel to \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e and play matchmaker for the novel's heroine. Writing to a friend in early 1869, Alcott remarked that \"Jo should have remained a literary spinster but so many enthusiastic young ladies wrote to me clamorously demanding that she should marry Laurie, or somebody, that I didnt dare to refuse \u0026amp; out of perversity went \u0026amp; made a funny match for her. I expect vials of wrath to be poured out upon my head, but rather enjoy the prospect.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe correspondence sheds light on Alcott's relationship with her publishers, such friends as Emerson and Thoreau, and members of her family. Of particular note are her observations--many of them firsthand--on such major issues of the day as abolition, the Civil War, and the women's rights movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328895783186,"sku":"9780820317403","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19404add-5e36-45ed-9cd6-cb9c2f558f4e.jpg?v=1727754219","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-selected-letters-of-louisa-may-alcott-9780820317403","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}