Alcott

[ awl-kuht, -kot ]

noun

1. (Amos) Bron·son [bron, -s, uh, n], 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
2. his daughter Louisa May, 1832–88, U.S. author.
3. a first name.

Alcott

/ ˈɔːlkət /

noun

1. AlcottLouisa May18321888FUSWRITING: novelist Louisa May. 1832–88, US novelist, noted for her children's books, esp Little Women (1869)

Example Sentences

The Brontës, of course, but also Laura Ingalls Wilder, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Rebecca West and Virginia Woolf, all of whom achieved their successes with competition and support from their sisters.

From Los Angeles Times

Seeing the series of dance works about Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 19th century novel is like stepping into a time machine.

From Los Angeles Times

The series of dance works about Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 19th century novel are staged inside the stately Victorian homes of Northeast L.A.’s Heritage Square Museum.

From Los Angeles Times

"I absolutely love being a learner, challenging myself mentally and physically to execute a plan. And I knew I had to contain my speed," Alcott said.

From BBC

Writing about Louisa May Alcott’s later work, for instance, she draws a clear line between Alcott’s ill health and the exhaustion she perceives in the text.

From Los Angeles Times