About the AuthorLouisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. The family later settled in Concord, Massachusetts, where Alcott was influenced by their neighbors Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau. At a young age, Louisa took on some of the family's financial burdens and worked as a domestic, a teacher, and a writer. In 1868 and 1869, fame and fortune came with the publication of Little Women. During her lifetime, Alcott wrote numerous novels and was an active campaigner for temperance and women's suffrage.Louisa May Alcott , Professor Regina Barreca (Introduction), Susan Straight (Afterword) & 2 moreISBN-10:0451532082ISBN-13:978-0451532084Product Dimensions:10.52 x 2.92 x 17.32 cmPublisher:Signet Classics; Reprint Edition (30 June 2012)Reading level:18 and upMass Market Paperback:507 pagesLanguage:English