Louisa May Alcott is My Passion
Begun in 2010, this blog offers analysis and reflection by Susan Bailey on the life, works and legacy of Louisa May Alcott and her family. Susan is an active member and supporter of the Louisa May Alcott Society, the Fruitlands Museum and Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House.
A while back I got a recommendation from a reader's blog, A Thing Called Joe, regarding one of Louisa's potboilers, a book so sensational that her publisher, James R. Elliot of The Flag of Our Union refused to run with it! It was meant to be serialized in the magazine like so many of her …
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This is such a cool idea! Read about this new "Little Library" in a small town in Minnesota:
I saw this in Ebay: Got $12,500.00? Go for it - here's the link 🙂 Wish I had it . . .<sigh> Are you passionate about Louisa May Alcott too? Send an email to louisamayalcottismypassion@gmail.com to subscribe, and never miss a post! Facebook Louisa May Alcott is My Passion More About Louisa on Twitter
For those of you who feel inclined, I came across this announcement in my email today: American Literature Association 23rd Annual Conference May 24-27, 2012 San Francisco, CA Call for Papers Louisa May Alcott Society After Alcott: Her Influence in the Work of Later Authors As Elaine Showalter observes in her germinal essay, “Little Women: …
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The Girls in the Stack blog posted a great interview with Lauren Baratz-Logsted about her "novel within a novel," Little Women and Me. Sounds like a good read, I'll have to add it to my ever-growing list. Here's a sample of the interview with a link to the rest. Writing a novel that takes place …
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A few weeks ago I received an email from a reader (Claire) who lives in Paris, looking for information on where May Alcott Nieriker was buried. After researching it online, I discovered that she was buried at Montrouge Cemetery just outside of Paris. There was a map on the website which I sent to Claire, …
Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 