{"product_id":"the-selected-letters-of-louisa-joel-myerson-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louisa May Alcott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820317403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820317403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 6.10w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1995 pg. 36","brand":"Louisa May Alcott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947338498303,"sku":"9780820317403","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fba0f457-9230-4e1c-bc2c-198c11c0f729.jpg?v=1681518131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-selected-letters-of-louisa-joel-myerson-9780820317403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}