'The Portable Louisa May Alcott' samples the entire spectrum of Alcott's writings: her novels, novellas, children's stories, sensationalist fiction, gothic tales, memoirs, letters, and journals. Presenting her more daring works, such as 'Moods' and 'Behind a Mask', alongside the more familiar heroines, and including a selection of personal writing, this singular collection shows the relationship not only between 'Little Women' and Alcott's family life but also between 'Little Women' and the sensation fiction - and how this apparent dichotomy illuminates who Alcott was. Edited by award-winning Alcott scholar Elizabeth Lennox Keyser, 'The Portable Louisa May Alcott' offers readers a wide-ranging portrait of this influential writer.
