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.
Following up some more on chapter 5 of Eight Cousins (A Belt and a Box), another member of the Louisa May Alcott Society, Melissa M. Pennell, Ph.D., Professor of English, UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA provided some texts from the 19th and 20th centuries (including two by Bronson Alcott's cousin, Dr. William Alcott)Ā if you wanted …
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A few posts back we were discussing fashion as it related to Eight Cousins, chapter 5. In my attempts to find out more, I posted on the Louisa May Alcott Society listserv to see if any of the scholars there could share some information. As a result, I met Frances Miriam Reed. She has portrayed …
I thought for fun I would try one of those fiction books based on Little Women. The premise of Little Women and Me by Lauren Baratz-Logsted looked interesting: a 14-year-old high school freshman (Emily March) must write a paper for English class on a favorite book, where she is to pick three things she loved, …
A trip to a warehouse bookstore in the middle of nowhere produced a great find! I had just about given up the hope of finding something interesting until this book caught my eye:Ā Nonquitt A Summer Album, 1872-1985, edited by Anne M. Lyell. What is so significant about Nonquitt? This is where Louisa May Alcott …
Uncle Alec affected big changes in Roseās life as chapters 7 and 8 ofĀ Eight Cousins demonstrate.Joy lackingEarly in the book, there were several reasons why Rose was a timid, teary child (the untimely death of her dear father, too many ācooks in the kitchenā with all her aunts, etc.). Much of the joy had been …
Do you tweet? If you're on Twitter, be sure and follow this blog at http://twitter.com/LMAismypassion. I often post interesting links to stories about Louisa May Alcott and the Civil War era that you won't find on this blog or on the Facebook page. MyĀ Twitter feed is on this blog in the right hand column …
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With regards to our discussion of Eight Cousins, a reader asked some questions about fashion in reference to chapter 5, āA Belt and a Box.ā The question was, "Do you know of any information about what Louisa and her mother taught about fashionable clothing? Do you know if she was reading doctors or feminists who …
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Friends and biographers of Anna Alcott Pratt are so busy singing her praises as a loving and selfless daughter, wife and mother that is was hard to find more substantive information. That is, until I came across Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott. Co-authors Jessie Bonstelle and Marian deForest offered journal entries from …
Ever wonder about the woman who inspired the character of Meg March? About Meg In Little Women, Meg is the oldest of the March sisters and in all respects, the most mainstream member of the family. She is pretty, dutiful and virtuous, almost old for her age. Megās major flaw is her yearning for material …
Think you know a lot about Louisa? Test your knowledge with these fun quizzes found at Fun Trivia. You will have a choice of three different ways to take the quiz (the questions are the same for all 3 choices). Click here to begin and let us know how you do! Are you passionate about …
Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 