A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott
A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott
A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott
A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott
A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott
A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott
A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott
A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott

 

Published: 26/10/2023
ISBN: 9781912559435
Extent: 168 pages

A Strange Life – Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Preface: Jane Smiley

Editor: Liz Rosenberg

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Louisa May Alcott is best known as the author of Little Women. But she was also a noted essayist who wrote on a wide range of subjects, including her father’s failed utopian commune, life as a Civil War nurse and her experience as a young woman sent to work in service to alleviate her family’s poverty. Blending gentle satire with reportage and emotive biography, A Strange Life – edited by Liz Rosenberg and with a preface by Jane Smiley – shows Alcott to be one of the sharpest wits in American literature.

'In bringing together opinion pieces, travelogues and personal snippets, this pocket-sized volume opens fascinating windows into Alcott’s mind.'
Times Literary Supplement
'A Strange Life is a thorough pleasure. Modest in size and design – it’ll fit in a pocket – the book puts emphasis where it belongs: on the vigorous prose of one of America’s most charming and memorable stylists.'
Wall Street Journal
‘Lively, occasionally grim, and genuinely funny essays from a beloved author.’ 
Kirkus
‘This collection reveals Alcott’s excellent writing abilities with her captivating accounts, keen observations, wit, and “modern opinions” about issues still relevant today... This delightful book is highly recommended for all Alcott devotees.’ 
Library Journal (starred review)
'Filled with scintillating prose and amusing stories, this persuasively makes the case that Alcott’s essays have been unjustly overlooked.'
Publishers Weekly

 

Published: 26/10/2023
ISBN: 9781912559435
Extent: 168 pages

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Louisa May Alcott is best known as the author of Little Women. But she was also a noted essayist who wrote on a wide range of subjects, including her father’s failed utopian commune, life as a Civil War nurse and her experience as a young woman sent to work in service to alleviate her family’s poverty. Blending gentle satire with reportage and emotive biography, A Strange Life – edited by Liz Rosenberg and with a preface by Jane Smiley – shows Alcott to be one of the sharpest wits in American literature.

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Weight 0.25 kg
Dimensions 19 × 12 × 1.5 cm
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