Short stories by the author of Little Women, including A MODERN CINDERELLA: OR, THE LITTLE OLD SHOE, DEBBYS DEBUT, BROTHERS, and NELLYS HOSPITAL. According to Wikipedia: Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women, published in 1868. This novel is loosely based on her childhood experiences with her three sisters.