Topic: Louisa May Alcott

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Entertainment.ie, Ireland - 19 days ago
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women adapted by Anne-Marie Casey. Little Women is a much-loved and timeless classic that will warm audience hearts as ...

What's in a (pen) name?

New Zealand Herald - 19 days ago
All over the world, new parents agonise over the names of newborn babies. They test out combinations of first and last names, nicknames and ...

History Class with David McCullough

How Stuff Works - 264 days ago
Listeners love a good history book recommendation, but it's not every day we devote a whole podcast to one work - and interview the author while...

David Frum: Republicans can't resist putting beans up their noses

Full Comment - 312 days ago
As the GOP and President Obama go eyeball to eyeball over a government shutdown, I keep thinking of a story from one of Louisa May Alcott's novels...

Goodreads Announces the Winners of the 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards

American Banking News - 402 days ago
San Francisco, CA, January 08, 2011 -(PR.com)- More than 157,000 votes were cast for 460 nominees and thousands of write-in candidates. The 2010...

Books about Louisa May Alcott and her family

San Francisco Chronicle - 436 days ago
0 Louisa May Alcott A Personal Biography (Simon & Schuster; 298 pages; $26) . . Fruitlands The Alcott Family and Their Search for Utopia (Yale ...

Best Books to Give Teenage Girls as Gifts

Suite 101 - 442 days ago
Many people struggle to come up with creative gift ideas for teenagers and young adults. While a book might not be the most obvious choice for the more reluctant teen readers, if you pick the right one it will not only give ...

Christmas Reads: What our columnists are reading over the holidays

The Afterword - 444 days ago
I choose Dylan Thomas's Under Milkwood, in preference even to A Child's Christmas in Wales, the latter of which is obviously more seasonally in...

Literary sites in eastern Massachusetts

Helium - 463 days ago
Louisa May Alcott lived in the Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts when she wrote Little Women. Guided tours bring visitors through the home which has original furnishings set much like they were when the Alcott family lived there. Louisa May Alcott, the ...

What is scarlet fever?

Helium - 467 days ago
Sometimes referred to as scarlatina, scarlet fever is an illness caused by a bacteria known as " While anyone can suffer from scarlet fever, it is typically seen in children under 18 years of age. The cause of scarlet fever is from the ...