Cathlin Davis on Louisaās philosophy of life Continuing with Day 4 of the series, Professor Cathlin Davis from California State University presented on āPractice Philosophy: āI want something to do.āā Through passages from Hospital Sketches, Work, Little Men and some of the rarer short stories (āMay Flowersā from A Garland for Girls and āWhat Becomes …
On vacation with Louisa May Alcott: Last Day of the Summer Conversational Series ā Being and Doing: Louisa explores herself and her beliefs through her writing (Part One)
Note: I missed Day 3 of the series because of my trip into Harvardās Houghton Library. For any of you who follow me on Facebook, youāll know that I scored big on this trip. I photographed a total of twenty-five letters, five of which come from Lizzie (and they are lengthy). It will take a …
On vacation with Louisa May Alcott: Day Two of the Summer Conversational Series ā Louisa as a practicing Transcendentalist
Day Two of the Summer Conversational Series featured a fine array of speakers. Kristi Lynn Martin and Duty's Faithful Child Starting off the morning was Kristi Lynn Martin, a doctoral candidate at Boston University. Martinās many years of experience as a tour guide at Concordās finest historical homes (The Old Manse, āBushā (aka the Emerson …
On vacation with Louisa May Alcott: Day One of the Summer Conversational Series ā Health, Nature and Reform
Mondayās session of the Summer Conversational Series at Louisa May Alcottās Orchard House was lively, funny and thought-provoking. A fellowship of sisters (and some brothers) gathered to enjoy talks from Gabrielle Donnelly, Kathleen Harsy and Kyoko Amano. Gabrielle Donnelly on Louisaās health Donnelly, the author of the popular The Little Women Letters, presented āLouisa May …
On vacation with Louisa May Alcott: Visiting the home of the master, Ralph Waldo Emerson
During my vacation this week I will be attending the Summer Conversational Series sponsored by Louisa May Alcottās Orchard House. The theme is "Chaos, Cosmos, and the Oversoul" The Influence of Transcendental Philosophy on the Life and Writing of Louisa May Alcott. Speakers include Gabrielle Donnelly (author of The Little Women Letters), Eve LaPlante (author …
Yentl dared to dream and now, so do I
For the first time in my life, I have to courage to dream and dream big. My passion for Louisa May Alcott fuels it. And it's led me on a thrill ride adventure that gets better every day.
Little Men: āThe Naughty Kitty-mouse:ā Goodness Gracious!
Ā āDaisy and Demi were full of these whims, and lived in a world of their own, peopled with lovely or grotesque creatures, to whom they gave the queerest names, and with whom they played the queerest games. One of these nursery inventions was an invisible sprite called "The Naughty Kitty-mouse," whom the children had believed …
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Little Men: Autobiographical elements
Louisa May Alcott often drew from the deep well of memories to craft her stories.Ā Little Men is full of such detail and itās fun to pick out these autobiographical elements. Highlighting her father For example, Louisa gives us a revealing portrait of her fatherās unique ideas about disciplining children in Chapter Four, āStepping-Stones,ā where the …
Join the Louisa May Alcott Summer Reading Challenge on Goodreads
Naturally I couldn't pass this one by! I hope you'll join too. Here is the link to the challenge on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1380885-louisa-may-alcott-summer-reading-challenge The challenge is open until August 10 and the rules are simple: Choose the books you plan on reading Write a blog post about the books you are reading and place the link …
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Elisabeth Alcott through the eyes of her father
By the time Elisabeth Sewall Alcott was born, Bronson had moved on from chronicling the daily activities of his daughters to exploring the soul. In Edenās Outcasts, John Matteson writes that āElizabeth was fairer than her elder sisters and ā¦ was the model of serenity that Bronson had vainly hoped Anna and Louisa would be. …
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Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 