Louisa May Alcott and “Little Women”: Biography, Critique, Publications, Poems, Songs, and Contemporary Relevance

Louisa May Alcott and Little Women is one-third biography, one-third history and insights into Little Women, and one-third legacy and sites. It also includes a scholarly little known verses, some of which are set to music.Written in accessible style, the author lets Alcotts own words (from diaries and letters) reveal her life and works.Though an adult reference, it was on the shortlist of notable books of the Childrens Literature Association.