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Show I roSle of sitae Aleoll'a Slorlea. Tlio luto Mlsa Alcott Ls aoid to hnro reel l ttl .0O,(k.X) as her all tro of tlio Irollui on Iter lH.kn. When alio first went to Mr. Nilm, of ItoUrtu llroa , und propowil towrllo n ktory, Mia wanted It to bo about 1j. Mr ileitlnBUtul, lion e e-r, that It bhoiild lm about girl nnnlly MUaAleott cousciittsl to describo tlio cats rlcnresj uf herself aud her aittora w lien tin' were) young, and tlio Unit reait ot "Uttlo Women" waa tho result. Tlie, pul lUhera oirerrsl lier f 1,000 for tho uuiuuacript, butiulll her toncccpt n roj alt j , which alio did, fortuu'iU ly, iui tho book had great ipiilarity. Tetoof tho'Littlo Men" of MihAI cotts story nrt now in tlio Ikxton publishing houno of lioUrta llrew. They am Mb Aleott'e nepliowH, 1' Alcott l'rott und hia brother, who took tho uuuui of Joint Altott, During the holiday n isou Mr 1". Alcott l'ralt makcit n doily visit to nil of thohrga publishing houses nud Likes wholesale urdera for JlLssAl cottm books Mer hooks luiAoiiiari.e circulation In Hemton "Uttlo Men" nnil ' Uttlo Women" aeeui to Ui the grentesit fuoritii, and lately tluro liis Us n muchdeinnndfor '"Iho I.ifo nud Journal of Lou!s.i M Alcott " Tlio two nerhews luno been well ro-memliored ro-memliored by their fatuous mint, us they itvi ho all tho roj nltles nevru lug from tho Kilo of lien 1 !., w lilcb nmouut to eoine (:o,000 auuimlly, Non York Sun. |