Alcott, Louisa May - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

Bibliography

Payne, Alma J. Louisa May Alcott: A Reference Guide. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1980, 87 p.

Comprehensive bibliography of secondary sources on Alcott.

Biography

Anthony, Katharine. Louisa May Alcott. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938, 315 p.

Questions the morality and upbringing of the Alcott family. Anthony's position has been disputed, most notably by Odell Shepard, who believes that Anthony's conjectures are not based on solid evidence.

Bedell, Madelon. The Alcotts: Biography of a Family. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1980, 400 p.

Seeks connections between Alcott's career and her family background, particularly her parents' marriage and life in the Alcott household.

Cheney, Ednah D., ed. Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co.,...

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