Quite a while ago I promised to write more on Marmee, the Mother of Little Womenby Sandford Meddick Salyer and as usual, I got sidetracked (have to stop going to the library! :-)). As I mentioned before in my first post, this book was a very pleasurable read chock full of information. Salyer did his …
A new book on the Civil War Experience by Meg North (trailer)
In this, the 150th year remembrance of the Civil War, there are many new books coming out. One of our readers, Meg North, has written a wonderful new book called Daniel's Garden and has put together this beautiful promotional trailer: I am fortunate enough to have won this book on the A Room of One's …
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Controversy wrapped in sentiment: Louisa May Alcott’s genius
(Disclaimer: Admittedly I've only just started pouring over Louisa's works, and I haven't yet ventured into her "blood and thunder" tales, so my comments here are limited to the later stage of her writing which proved to be the most successful). Louisa's genius I've often said that Louisa May Alcott's genius was twofold. She crafted …
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Thank you, Steve Jobs
I have to go off topic for a moment to remember Steve Jobs and what his products have meant to me. The last 20 years of my life would not have been possible without him, and this blog would not exist. I started off my professional career as a typesetter for a newspaper. It was …
I “met” Louisa May Alcott . . .
. . . through the acting skills of Jan Turnquist, performer extraordinaire and director of Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House. From Jan's website she writes, "Due to a 'minor carriage accident,' 20th century audiences have the opportunity to 'meet' Louisa May Alcott through the living history portrayal of Jan Turnquist." She swept into the room …
A continuing discussion on An Old-Fashioned Girl
Better late than never, I finally finished An Old-Fashioned Girl! And I have lots to say about it through several posts in the next few days. I have already written a few posts about this book which you can find here. I have to admit that the book lost me somewhere in the middle, before …
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Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 