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Biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston, to her success as a writer of such classics as Little Women in which she based her works on her own family life.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
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- First published
- January 1, 1933
- Pages
- 247
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning Prebound, Scholastic Inc., Scholastic
- Editions
- 37
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780606094719
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“The highroad which stretches from within the State of Pennsylvania down to the Delaware River becomes, as it nears Philadelphia, the main street of Germantown.”
Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884–1973) was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature. She won the Newbery Medal for her 1933 biography of Louisa May Alcott, entitled Invincible Louisa. She also wrote three Newbery Honor Books. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Meigs)
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