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Alcott

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Al·cott  (ôlkt, -kt, l-), Amos Bronson 1799-1888.
American educator and transcendentalist philosopher who maintained that learning should be based on pleasure and imagination instead of discipline.
Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888.
American writer and reformer best known for her largely autobiographical novel Little Women (1868-1869).
Alcott [ˈɔːlkət]
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(Biographies / Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888) F, US, WRITING: novelist) Louisa May. 1832-88, US novelist, noted for her children's books, esp Little Women (1869)
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Noun1.AlcottAlcott - United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
Louisa May Alcott


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