Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys

(Hardback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Written as a sequel to Little Women, and as a tribute to the teaching theories of Alcott''s father, the s tory is set in a school in Plumfield, run by Jo and her Germ an husband. The novel charts the reactions of the children t o their teaching methods. '

Author Bio

Louisa May Alcott was born on 29 November 1832 in Pennsylvania. Her father was friends with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Thoreau. Alcott started selling stories in order to help provide financial support for her family. Her first book was Flower Fables (1854). She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War and in 1863 she published Hospital Sketches, which was based on her experiences. Little Women was published in 1868 and was based on her life growing up with her three sisters. She followed it with three sequels, Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886) and she also wrote other books for both children and adults. Louisa May Alcott was an abolitionist and a campaigner for women's rights. She died on 6 March 1888.