Louisa May Alcott papers, [1847]-1887.

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Louisa May Alcott papers, [1847]-1887.

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Literary manuscripts, one letter, and will. Papers include: fairy stories written for Ellen Tucker Emerson ("The Fairy Dell," "Silver Wing," "Coral-lip"), ca. 1847, and "The Frost King" [1848; not in LMA's hand], which was published in 1855 in Flower Fables (BAL 142); no. 2 of The Olive Leaf [1849]; "Thoreau's Flute," which was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in Sept. 1863 and published separately in 1899 (BAL 228); two chapters from Part II of Little Women ("Our Foreign Correspondent" and "Heartache"), which was published in Boston in 1869 (BAL 159); four chapters (three incomplete) from Little Men ("Pranks and Plays," "Patty Pans," "Daisy's Ball," and "Huckleberries"), which was published in London and Boston in 1871 (BAL 166 and 167); part of one chapter on Jack and Jill ("And Jill Finds It Out"), which was published in Boston in 1880 (BAL 195); ALS (undated invitation) to Mrs. LeBrun; and will of Louisa May Alcott, 1887 July 10 (F.A. Pratt's typescript copy, recorded 1910 Sept. 14).

.21 linear ft.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the for her novel Little Women (1868) and the sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Born in Germantown (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott was the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abby May. Like her famous literary counterpart, Jo March, she was the second of four daughters. The eldest, Anna Bronson (Al...

LeBrun, Mrs.

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