Author buried near Thoreau and Hawthorne (6)

I believe the answer is:

alcott

(Other definitions for alcott that I've seen before include "Louisa May . . . . . . wrote 'Little Women'" , "Novelist" , "Author of Little Women, d. 1888" , "'Louisa May ..., author of Little Women (6)'" , "Lousia May ---, US author" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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