Cobblestone articles from February 2007

Cobblestone archives from February 2007

Bronson and Abba.(teachers Amos Bronson Alcock, Abigail May)(Biography)
February 1, 2007... As the saying goes, the apple does not fall very far from the tree. In the case of Louisa May Alcott, the root system from which she grew was very strong. From her father, Amos Bronson Alcock, Louisa inherited her probing intellect,...

Louisa's life: a chronology.(Louisa May Alcott)(Chronology)(Biography)
February 1, 2007... 1831 Anna Bronson Alcott is born on March 16 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. 1832 Louisa May Alcott is born in Germantown on November 29, her father's 33rd birthday. 1833 The Alcotts move to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1834 The...

Hello, neighbors!(neighborhood of intellectuals, Concord, Massachusetts)
February 1, 2007... The town of Concord attracted some of 19th-century Massachusetts' most renowned intellectuals. Read on to meet a few of the Alcotts' famous friends, neighbors, and visitors. Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous philosophical essays include Nature,...

Create a Victorian valentine.
February 1, 2007... Sending dainty valentine creations as expressions of love was a popular pastime in the mid-1800s, when Louisa May Alcott and her sisters lived at Hillside and Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts. Americans were enchanted with the British...

Blood and thunder!(mystery fiction)
February 1, 2007... Unknown to most readers, Louisa May Alcott wrote several mystery stories between the years 1862 and 1869. She did not want to admit to being their auhor; though, so she used "Anonymous" or hid behind a pseudonym. Louisa dismissed these tales as...

Merry's Museum.
February 1, 2007... When publisher Horace B. Fuller acquired Robert Merry's Museum in 1867, he began looking for a well-known writer to edit the magazine. Featuring stories and articles about nature and science, Robert Merry's Museum once had been one of the...

Dedicated nurse.(Louisa May Alcott)(Biography)
February 1, 2007... "Eighty beds are ready, and we were getting impatient for the men to come. Now you will begin to see hospital life in earnest, for you won't probably find time to sit down all day, and may think yourself fortunate if you get to bed by...

The Alcott artist.(Abigail May Alcott)
February 1, 2007... In Little Women, Amy was the artistic March sister. In real life, Louisa May Alcott's youngest sister, May, was the family's "Little Raphael." And she was quite an artist. Born in 1840, Abigail May Alcott began painting and drawing as a...

Did you know?(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Before her own death, Louisa legally adopted her sister Anna's son John, by then a young man, So that income from her writing would remain in the family. Little Women originally was published in two parts. It took Louisa less than three...

An Alcott family tradition.(Working for Change)
February 1, 2007... Today most people remember the Alcott family because of Louisa May Alcott's books and stories. But the family devoted itself to important social reforms, too. The movements' subjects varied. Yet they all aimed to let people grow and change for...

Journal jotting.(journal writing)
February 1, 2007... Louisa May Alcott kept a journal, or diary, from the time she was old enough to express her thoughts on paper. Her parents kept extensive journals of their oven and required the same of their daughters. Bronson's journal consisted of 61 volumes...

Louisa's golden egg.(Play)
February 1, 2007... CHARACTERS Louisa, May, and Anna, three Alcott sisters George Bartlett, neighbor of the Alcotts Thomas Niles, manager of Roberts Brothers Publishing Company Clerk, boy employed by Mr. Niles Lily Almy, Niles's 15-year-old...

Inside the restoration of: Orchard House.(THE PAST IS PRESENT)
February 1, 2007... In 1857, Amos Bronson Alcott bought 12 acres of land with two houses on Lexington Road in Concord, Massachusetts. Bronson had the smaller, tenant house moved and attached to the back of the other, larger house. Together, the two houses became...

Literary sisters.(women children's writers)
February 1, 2007... It wasn't called "chick lit" back then, but it's a fact that many 19th-century novels and stories of all kinds including dozens of classics still treasured by children and adults around the world--were produced by women. NO NAMES... OKAY?...

Sad.(Poem)
February 1, 2007... SAD If sad were a color, it would be dark blue--as dark as a sky on a rainy day. If sad were a taste, it would be ocean water at a beach. If sad were a smell, it would be as fresh as a yard after a...

The beast.(Poem)
February 1, 2007... THE BEAST I seem to be a beauty, but I am a beast! I slither under your bed and grab your feet. But now I am a beautiful butterfly just flying over apple trees and beautiful roses. But now I am...

Beauty and beast.(Poem)
February 1, 2007... BEAUTY AND BEAST I seem like a beast but really am a beauty. I yell a lot, but really am a spring flower. I disagree and seem to explode, but am silk in the warm sun. I'm brave and true, but can get like...

Louisa May Alcott.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2007... Louisa May Alcott was an amazing woman. She was the author of the book Little Women, which was very successful. Before she did that, she was a working woman. Louisa's father was a noted philosopher and educational reformer, but her family was...

In the works.
February 1, 2007... JOHN F. KENNEDY (MAY 2007) KEn BURNS'S THE WAR (SEPTEMBER 2007) THE DUTCH SETTLE NEW NETHERLAND (OCTOBER 2007) Write to us! Draw a picture or write a poem or short essay that relates to one of the COBBLESTONE themes (above) on which we...

Louisa's legacy.(BOOKS TO READ)(Recommended readings)
February 1, 2007... If you want to learn more about what life was like For children in the 1800s, we recommend that you try one of Louisa May Alcott's books. Many of her works are still in print; those that are not often are available in libraries. Here is a list...

More media.(movies)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Over the years, several movie versions of Little Women have been produced. We suggest viewing the 1933 version starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo, and the 1994 version, in which Jo is played by Winona Ryder. These films should be available as...

Places to visit and on the web.(Website list)
February 1, 2007... Orchard House, Concord, Massachusetts (louisamayalcott.org). Many visitors return to Orchard House year after year because they learn something new each time. The site offers unscripted tours that are filled with details, as well as an...

Ethan rates it.(www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/Ima.htm)(Website overview)
February 1, 2007... ***** In colorful, eye-catching letters, www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/Ima.htm explores the life of one of America's most beloved and well-known authors, Louisa May Alcott. The site brings into focus her rocky relationship with her...

Embry's review: Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002, www.harper collins.com). "Father says that it is only by knowing yourself that you are free to become yourself." So begins the fictional journal of Louisa May Alcott, who, at age 10, moved with her...

From the archives.(Cobblestone)
February 1, 2007... A number of COBBLESTONE issues focus on different remarkable American women or groups of women. We recommend Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel (COB0311), Harriet Tubman, 1820?-1913: The Woman Called Moses (COB8102), Mary McLeod Bethune: Educator,...

Literary: contemporaries of the 1800s.(women children's writers)
February 1, 2007... Editor's Note: The 1800s were an exciting time in American history, as the nation was developing its own unique culture. Perhaps this was represented best by its literature. Here is a "bookworm's-eye view" of Louisa May Alcott's fellow writers...

Brain ticklers.(Louisa May Alcott)
February 1, 2007... GiVE YOUR BRAiN A LiTTLE TiCKLE TO SEE HOW WELL YOU READ AND UNDERSTOOD THiS iSSUE ON LOUiSA MAY ALCOTT. iF YOU BELiEVE THE ANSWER TO BE FALSE, GiVE YOURSELF THE ULTiMATE TEST AND SEE WHETHER YOU CAN EXPLAiN WHY iT iS FALSE. ANSWERS BELOW. ...

A final word.(Louisa May Alcott)
February 1, 2007... LOUiSA MAY ALCOTT WAS DETERMiNED TO HELP SUPPORT HER FAMiLY, WHiCH NEVER WAS WEEL-OFF FINANCIALLY. DO YOU THiNK LOUiSA WOULD HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL WAS A WRiTER iF HER FAMiLY HAD BEEN WEALTHY AND HER WRiTiNG WAS NOT NEEDED AS A SOURCE OF...

Cartoon connection with Ebenezer & the Colonel.(Comic)(Cartoon)
February 1, 2007... Gosh! Imagine meeting LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. She's my favorite author! Really? I'll bet I could be a famous author! Yeah, right! Miss Alcott, What is the best way to become a WRITER? Well, it's very important to PRACTICE. The...

What is it?
February 1, 2007... That Featherbrained Colonel scrambled this image of a scene connected to Louisa May Alcott. Can you unscramble these boxes and put the image back together? Try making a copy of the cover and then cutting out the pieces to move them around. The...