I want to do something splendid. Something heroic or wonder… - Louisa May Alcott

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I want to do something splendid. Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead. I think I shall write books.

Louisa May Alcott

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Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832 – 6 March 1888) was an American novelist best remembered for her novel Little Women (1868).

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Pen Names: A. M. Barnard • Flora Fairfield • Flora Fairchild • Tribulation Periwinkle

Alternative Names: Louisa Alcott • Louisa M. Alcott • Louisa Mary Alcott • L.M.A.

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