Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye
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Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye was an American writer and biographer. Her story "The A.O.I.B.R.", which appeared in Harper's Bazaar in 1889 with an illustration of a child reading, is cited by the Rockwel
"Disgusted with life, she retired to the society of books", an illustration by Rosina Emmet Sherwood for a story by Seelye in Harper's Young People, April 16, 1889
The Story of Columbus (1892)
Little Women
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Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott, originally published in two volumes, in 1868 and 1869. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg,
Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye
…of a girl reading. The subject of girls reading in the illustration by Rosina Emmet Sherwood is thought rare (like the ones in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women). As an adult, she read works of philosophy, natural science and political economy. Her study of the literature of the Middle English period enabled…
First volume of Little Women (1868)
The attic at Fruitlands where Alcott lived and acted out plays at 11 years old. Note that the ceiling area is around 4 feet high
Scene from the 1912 Broadway production of Little Women, adapted by Marian de Forest
Katharine Cornell became a star in the 1919 London production of de Forest's adaptation of Little Women.