LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Louisa May Alcott, born on 29 November 1832 in the town of Pennsylvania, USA was an indeed famous and prominent American author, poet and short story writer. Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Alcott grew up with in the company of some utterly intellectual minds such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Having experienced a financially critical childhood, Alcott supported her family while working on her passion and fascination for poetry and writing. Her family firmly believed in the power and strength of love and communal justice. As a child, she was a tomboy. A girl with rich imagination, Alcott often narrated stories and dramas to her friends in order to catch their attention. She began her career of writing as a poet and later continued with short stories. In certain instances, she wrote under the pen name A.M. Barnard as in the case of 'Perilous Play' and 'Pauline’s Passion and Punishment'. Her trilogy of Little Women including 'Little Women', 'Little Men' and 'Jo's Boys' awed people worldwide. In her lifetime, Alcott published over 30 books and collections. In her youth, she suffered symptoms of mercury poisoning, leading to a weakened immune system, vertigo and hallucinations. Alcott left for her heavenly abode on March 6, 1888. A soul who inspired many, Louisa May Alcott was indeed a legendary writer.