I'm finally an official member of the Louisa May Alcott Memorial Society located at Orchard House in Concord, MA, and I've proudly displayed my membership on the header of this blog. It's long overdue! This organization does such great work keeping the memory of Louisa and her family alive. Touring Orchard House is the stuff …
“Sanitizing” historical novels
This is a little off-track, but then maybe not. I'm sure many of you heard in the news how Mark Twain's iconic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is being 'revised' by one publisher to remove all references to the 'N' word so that the novel can still be taught in schools. Here's an excerpt …
The Field Trip of a Lifetime! (part two)
To continue with my account of the field trip of a lifetime, there were many more treasures that I found at the Concord Free Public Library: A May Alcott Nieriker Exhibition Regular readers of this blog know of my esteem for May Alcott Nieriker. I discovered (first to my dismay and then to my delight) …
Meeting author Susan Cheever at book signing
I had the pleasure of meeting Susan Cheever, author of the newest biography on Louisa, Louisa May Alcott A Personal Biography. Susan is doing a book tour mostly on the East Coast, and came to Tatnuck's in Westborough, MA on Saturday, Nov. 13. Speaking to Alcott enthusiasts and burgeoning writers, Susan first spoke about the …
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Finishing up May’s Memoir
I am getting close to the end of Caroline Ticknor's memoir on May and am beginning to dread the end. I think one of the things so captivated me about May's story was her tragic end. It just seemed so sudden, so random. She was so robust and healthy; her life was pretty much perfect …
Moods, chapter 1- Sylvia
I loved this description of the main character, Sylvia. Knowing how autobiographical Louisa's books were makes it even more more interesting. I wish I knew where reality ends and fiction begins. Here's how she describes Sylvia: The book, of course, is meant to focus on how one's moods can affect one's life and I remember …
Started reading “Moods”
Just finished the first chapter, love it, will write more later . . .
Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 