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Louisa May Alcott was a famous
writer who was ___1___
in Philadelphia, United States in 1832. Her father was an honest
and kind man ___2___ he was
not very good at making money. As a result, the Alcotts ___3___
often very poor. Louisa's father taught Louisa and her three
sisters to read and ___4___
. When Louisa was young, she wrote plays and stories ___5___
her sisters to act out.
Although Louisa's first story was ___6___
when she was sixteen, she did not get much money ___7___
of writing until her book, 'Hospital Sketches', became
successful.
Her most famous book, however, is 'Little Women'. ___8___
most people do not know is, that the four girls ___9___
in the story; Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy are actually the four Alcott
sisters.
Several of her stories were actually based ___10___
her own family life ad experiences. |
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1. born 2. though
3. were 4. write 5.
for
6. published 7. out 8.
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Louisa May Alcott was a famous
writer who was born in
Philadelphia, United States in 1832. Her father was an honest
and kind man though he was
not very good at making money. As a result, the Alcotts
were often very poor.
Louisa's father taught Louisa and her three sisters to read and
write. When Louisa was
young, she wrote plays and stories for
her sisters to act out.
Although Louisa's first story was
published when she was sixteen, she did not get much
money out of writing until
her book, 'Hospital Sketches', became successful.
Her most famous book, however, is 'Little Women'.
What most people do not know
is, that the four girls portrayed
in the story; Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy are actually the four Alcott
sisters.
Several of her stories were actually based
on her own family life ad
experiences. |
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