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Alcott
Alcott is a surname of English people, English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, Retrieved 25 January 2014 its relative frequency was highest in Herefordshire (18.2 times the British average), followed by Warwickshire, Glamorgan, Sussex, Worcestershire, Hampshire, London and Kent. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. Alcott is traditionally mainly a West Midlands (region), West Midlands name. The name Alcott may refer to: *Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), American educator and writer *Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1840–1879), American artist and sister of Louisa May *Amy Alcott (born 1956) – American Hall of Fame golfer *Chemmy Alcott, British alpine skier *Clarence Alcott (1886–1957), American football player, coach and investment banker *Dylan Alcott, Australian wheelchair tennis & basketball player *Elizabeth Sewall Alcott (1835–1858), sister of Louisa May Alcott *Jack Alcott (born 1999), American actor and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel '' Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels '' Little Men'' (1871) and '' Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Alcott's family suffered from financial difficulties, and while she worked to help support the family from an early age, she also sought an outlet in writing. She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s. Early in her career, she sometimes used pen names such as A. M. Barnard, under which she wrote lurid short stories and sensation novels for adults that focused on passion and revenge. Published in 1868, '' Little Women'' is set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
