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Little Women Abroad - The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-1871 (Paperback)
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Little Women Abroad - The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-1871 (Paperback)
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In 1870, Louisa May Alcott and her younger sister Abby May Alcott
began a fourteen-month tour of Europe. Louisa had already made her
mark as a writer; May was on the verge of a respected art career.
Little Women Abroad gathers a generous selection of May's drawings
along with all of the known letters written by the two Alcott
sisters during their trip. More than thirty drawings are included,
nearly all of them previously unpublished. Of the seventy-one
letters collected here, more than three-quarters appear in their
entirety for the first time. Daniel Shealy's supporting materials
add detail and context to the people, places, and events referenced
in the letters and illustrations. By the time of the Alcott
sisters' sojourn, Louisa's Little Women was already an
international success, and her most recent work, An Old-Fashioned
Girl, was selling briskly. Louisa was now a grand literary lioness
on tour. She would compose Little Men while in Europe, and her
European letters would form the basis of her travel book Shawl
Straps. If Louisa's letters reveal a writer's eye, then May's
demonstrate an eye for color, detail, and composition. Although May
had prior art training in Boston, she came into her own only during
her studies with European masters. When at a loss for words, she
took her drawing pen in hand. These letters of two important
American artists, one literary, the other visual, tell a vibrant
story at the crossroads of European and American history and
culture.
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