{"product_id":"a-strange-life-selected-essays-of-louisa-may-alcott","title":"A Strange Life: Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott","description":"Collected together for the very first time, witty and wide-ranging essays from the celebrated author of Little Women.\n\nLouisa May Alcott (1832–1888) is, of course, best known as the author of Little Women (1868). But she was also a noted essayist who wrote on a wide range of subjects, including her father’s failed utopian commune, the benefits of an unmarried life, and her experience as a young woman sent to work in service to alleviate her family’s poverty. Her first literary success was a contemporary close-up account of the American Civil War, brilliantly depicted in Hospital Sketches, which was drawn from her own experience of serving as an army nurse near the nation’s capital. As with her famous novel, Alcott writes these essays with clear observation, unforgettable scenes, and one of the sharpest wits in American literature.\n\nBlending gentle satire with reportage and emotive autobiography, Alcott’s exquisite essays are as exceptional as the novels she is known for. Published together for the first time, this delightful selection shows us another side to one of our most celebrated writers.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1912559439\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1912559439.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Alcott, Louisa May|Rosenberg, Liz|Smiley, Jane\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449421144122,"sku":"DBV.1912559439.G","price":12.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1912559439-0.jpg?v=1780888667","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-strange-life-selected-essays-of-louisa-may-alcott","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}