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Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1994)
The English author of Emma, Pride and Prejudice, and four other works was not famous until after her death.
Drop by Jane Austen’s House Museum on the Web.
Emily by Michael Bedard, illustrated by Barbara Cooney (Doubleday, 1992)
This is a fictionalized account of a young girl’s encounter with her Amherst, Massachusetts, neighbor—the reclusive poet, Emily Dickinson.
Visit The Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts, for tours and information.
The Divide by Michael Bedard, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully (Doubleday, 1997)
Moved from Virginia to Nebraska, young Willa Cather ultimately found the prairie home. And inspiring.
The Willa Cather Archive offers access to her writings, manuscripts & letters, and life.
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham (Scholastic, 2010)
Told from Twain’s daughter’s point of view, Susy give the inside (and hilarious) scoop on her famous father.
The Hannibal Courier Post looks at the life and works of Samuel Clemens.
Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1994)
Based on her own childhood with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts, Alcott’s most famous work, Little Women was followed by other classics such as Little Men, Jo’s Boys, and Eight Cousins. Alcott also wrote works for adults.
Visit Orchard House, where Alcott lived when writing Little Women.
