Peering into the secrets of Louisa May Alcott’s real life sheds light on her treasured coming-of-age tale.

From lash marks on a slave's back to bombs bursting over Charleston, these pictures bring a turbulent era to life.

In exchange for vivid portraits of female characters’ lives, readers of Alcott’s novel had to endure a lot of harmful moralizing—which Greta Gerwig’s new movie version strips away.

The president of the United States reflects on what Abraham Lincoln means to him, and to America.

This author-themed tour of our history commemorates these writers and the magazine’s 160th anniversary.