At age 16, Louisa May Alcott wrote these fairy tales for Ralph Waldo Emerson’s daughter Ellen. Six years later, in 1855, the collection was published as her first children’s book. The magical stories include “The Frost King: or, The Power of Love, ” “Eva’s Visit to Fairy-Land, ” “The Flower’s Lesson, ” and “Little Bud.”
About the author
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American writer best known for her classic novel Little Women (1868-69), drawn from her own childhood. Personally educated by writers such as Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau, she first gained literary success with Hospital Sketches (1863), based on her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War. Her writing often deals with women’s issues in an honest, insightful manner.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 198 ● ISBN 9781411441095 ● File size 0.1 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862940 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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