Louisa May Alcott grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist and remained unmarried throughout her life. She known for her children's books, especially the classic Little Women (1868). This collection includes the best works of Louisa May Alcott: Little Women Eight Cousins Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo Rose in Bloom Good Wives Jo's Boys Jack and Jill Hospital Sketches An Old-Fashioned Girl Work: A Story of Experience Behind a Mask; or, a Woman's Power