BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Alcott, Louisa May. (Author of Street Scenes in Washington, pt. ii., p. 116; Selections from Transcendental Wild Oats, pt. ii., p. 119.) Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1832; died in Boston, March 6, 1888. Her father, A. Bronson Alcott, and Henry Thoreau were her instructors. In 1862, she was for several months a volunteer nurse in the army hospital at Washington. A frequent contributor to magazines and journals. Little Women, Little Men, and An Old-Fashioned Girl are the most famous of her stories. Alden, William L. (Author of Gibberish, pt. iii., p. 112; An Unnecessary Invention, pt. iii., p. 117.) Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, October 9, 1837. Mr. Alden was educated at Lafayette and Jefferson Colleges, graduating in 1858. He founded the New York Canoe Club. He was appointed United States Consul-General to Rome in 1885. |