Louisa May Alcott
American novelist, author of Little Women, 1832–1888. 2 explained quotes.
Jo March grumbles that Christmas is ruined because the family is too poor for gifts. The rest of the chapter shows the sisters discovering that giving to others makes the day.
Read the full explanation →Talking with her mother after Beth's death, Jo says no one loves you like a mother, while admitting she is starting to long for other kinds of love too.
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About Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, among the circle of Emerson and Thoreau, and wrote to support her often penniless family. Little Women (1868–69), based loosely on her own sisters, made her famous and has never gone out of print.
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- “I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”Little Women, chapter 44, 1869