In the early twentieth century the world was changing at a breathtaking rate. As a country we moved onto the global stage with the Great War. Dazzling technological innovations created time- and work-saving devices along with new entertainment venues. Medical breakthroughs promised longer and healthier lives. Now that day-to-day survival was no longer the all-consuming …
Nuggets from The Afterlife of Little Women – Fiction, Fame and Romanticism 1868-1900
Continuing our discussion ... Looking at fiction Little Women was a subversive work in many ways, putting new ideas into the heads of children while managing not to upset their parents. One such idea was its endorsement of reading fiction. According to Beverly Lyon Clark, a leading authority on children's literature, children were not encouraged …
Nuggets from The Afterlife of Little Women: “Everybody’s Aunt 1868-1900”
Time for a deep dive! Let's examine the introduction and Chapter One of The Afterlife of Little Women by Beverly Lyon Clark. First a disclaimer. This and subsequent posts on The Afterlife of Little Women is a summary of the notes I scribbled on the pages of Beverly Lyon Clark's book; I am giving you …
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Little Women Devotee Feast! Book Review: The Afterlife of Little Women by Beverly Lyon Clark
In 1868, a writer desperate to pull her family out of a lifetime of poverty sits down at the tiny half-moon desk in her bedroom to begin work on the book she has dreaded writing. Assigned by her publisher to write a "girl's" book, Louisa May Alcott draws upon the lives of the only girls …
The Alcotts at Fruitlands, seen through the eyes of a “regular child:” Book Review: Little Women Next Door by Sheila Solomon Klass
Some of the best books written about Louisa May Alcott are those geared for children. One of my favorites is Little Women Next Door by Sheila Solomon Klass. In a gentle yet poignant story Klass shows the Alcotts during their time Fruitlands through the eyes of a child from a typical family of the 1840s. …
The March Family Letters, Episodes 4 and 5: It’s back to work and, the Witch’s Curse gone wrong
It's back to work for Jo and Meg after the Christmas holidays. I can hear the shriek of "Josepehineeeeeeee!" now: Amy's solution may not be the one Jo desires, hee hee hee! Are you passionate about Louisa May Alcott too? Subscribe to the email list and never miss a post! Facebook Louisa May Alcott is …
The March Family Letters, Episodes 2 and 3: Augustus Snodgrass and Amy (literally) sketches her life
Augustus Snodgrass - Episode Two of the March Family Letters Here Jo gives us a peak into the lives of the March sisters using her alter ego of Augustus Snodgrass: Amy March's Draw My Life - Episode Three of the March Family Letters In this episode Amy sketches out her life (literally!) and recalls a …
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