Louisa May Alcott
9 SeriesLouisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author renowned for her children's novel "Little Women," a Civil War-era coming-of-age story that inspired several sequels. Her writing career began to flourish during the Civil War when she worked as a nurse and documented her experiences in "Hospital Sketches." "Little Women" provided Alcott with the financial independence to continue her work until her death.
Louisa May Alcott's "Good Wives" serves as the sequel to "Little Women." "The Inheritance," completed in 1849, remained unpublished until 1997. "A Long Fatal Love Chase," finished in 1866, was not released until 1995. Alcott wrote "A Long Fatal Love Chase," "The Abbot's Ghost," and "Behind a Mask" under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard. "A Modern Mephistopheles" was published anonymously.
