![]() ![]() The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic. ![]() ![]() She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. When Rose Campbell, a shy orphan, arrives at The Aunt Hill to live with her six aunts and seven boisterous. Out of her experiences she wrote Hospital Sketches (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel, Moods. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. Will Rose ever get used to her Uncle's strange ideas and all her noisy relatives? Will there come a day when she can't imagine living anywhere else? After the death of her father, orphan Rose Campbell has no choice but to go and live at the 'Aunt Hill' with her six aunts and seven boy cousins. For someone who was used to a girl's boarding school, it all seems pretty overwhelming, especially since her guardian Uncle Alec makes her eat healthy things like oatmeal, and even tries to get her to give up her pretty dresses for more drab, sensible clothes. ![]()
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