They finally settled in a house they named Hillside in 1845. In 1843, the family moved again to the Utopian Fruitlands Community, an agrarian commune, dedicated to natural living. In 1840, after several financial setbacks, most notably following the experimental school set up by Louisa May’s father, the family moved to a cottage along the Sudbury River in Massachusetts.

The family, despite their connections with the American intellectual elite, suffered severe financial hardship and Alcott frequently helped to support the household. Alcott was born on 29th November 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA, and was raised by her transcendentalist parents. Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, best known for the classic Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men and Jo’s Boys. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. Other notable works by this author include: “An Old-Fashioned Girl” (1886), “Eight Cousins” (1869), and “A Long Fatal Love Chase” (1875). She grew up in New England and became associated with numerous notable intellectuals of her time, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry David Thoreau. Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel “Little Women” and its sequels. This charming tale constitutes a must-read for those who have read and enjoyed “Little Women” or any other works by this author.

It has been made into two films and two television series. A sequel to Alcott’s hugely successful “Little Women”, this novel tells the story of Jo Bhaer and the children at Plumfield Estate School. “Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys” is an 1871 novel by American author Louisa May Alcott.

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