My book arrived yesterday in the mail and I was so happy to have it back in my library! I look forward to reading this book. It seems so appropriate to have an 85 year-old copy of a book with the title, An Old-Fashioned Girl. I've assembled all the illustrations into a slide show; they …
This 10th grader gets an “A” in my book
Check out this industrious teenager! Theresa Schafer, a midwest 10th grade student, has developed a one woman play highlighting the life of Amos Bronson Alcott and his contributions to education. Teresa plays Louisa and has done exhaustive research on her subject using primary sources. She aims to show how one person can make a difference. …
An interview with Amy Belding Brown, author of Mr. Emerson’s Wife
1. What inspired you to write a fictional account of Lidian and Waldo Emerson? It took me a long time to decide to write a nocel about Lidian and Waldo. At first, I just had a lot of questions about Lidian, especially about why she was relatively absent from so many biographies of her husband, …
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Rediscovering the late Madelon Bedell, author of The Alcotts Biography of a Family
I just ordered a bunch of new books and needed to rearrange my book shelves to get everything to fit. In the midst of the rearranging, I pulled out my copy of The Alcotts Biography of a Family and discovered a promotional photo of the author, Madelon Bedell, and an interview released by the publisher’s …
Tidbits of news, and beginning a trip to Fruitlands
Just heard some awesome news from Jan Turnquist at Orchard House - the long missing papers of Madelon Bedell are now safely ensconced at Orchard House. As mentioned in yesterday's post, Bedell wrote a scholarly work entitled The Alcotts Biography of a Family; it was supposed to have been in 2 volumes but sadly, Bedell …
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Meeting Amy Belding Brown, author of “Mr. Emerson’s Wife”
I had the privilege yesterday of meeting author Amy Belding Brown who as you know, wrote the historical novel, Mr. Emerson’s Wife , based upon the lives of Waldo and Lidian Emerson and their relationships with Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and other famous Transcendentalists. Sharing lattes together at a local cafe/country store, Amy and …
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Final Thoughts on “Mr. Emerson’s Wife”
Reading the last few words, I slowly closed Mr. Emerson’s Wife and felt a welling up inside of emotion. I was so tied to the character of Lidian Jackson Emerson that I felt they were her emotions too. This is how Amy Belding Brown's book hit me. I lived inside of Mr. Emerson's Wife for …
Photo #4: Beth
Beth "Little Women" (1868) Louisa May Alcott Photography by Jennifer - re enactment - January 2008 Black and white silver film, hand developed, limited to 100. "There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till …
Orchard House will soon be 100 years old
The Boston Globe’s “Globe West” section featured a front page article on Orchard House’s 100th year celebration (see the official Orchard House site for details). When Louisa May Alcott’s hyacinth bloomed pink one spring day in 1868, she considered the flower a “true prophet’’ of good things to come. That same day she received $100 …
Photo #3: Orchard House at Christmastime
The Orchard House is not complete without a good old Christmas photograph. This is the first photograph my camera and I ever took of The Orchard House and I happen to adore this on as well. The black and white silver film did it's "magic" as love to say - snowflakes on the wooden fence, …
Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 