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Louisa May Alcott and the real life Friedrich Bhaer, John Suhre The German Soldier

During her civil war service as a nurse, Louisa took care of the wounded soldier John Suhre. John who was a German descendant made an…

Feb 18, 2022

Louisa May Alcott and the real life Friedrich Bhaer, John Suhre The German Soldier

Feb 18, 2022

Anatomy Of A Movie: Little Women 1949 Part 2

Niina: You know, I read Elizabeth Taylor’s biography and I was very excited when I got into Little Women and it was only “then she played…

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Anatomy Of A Movie: Little Women 1949 Part 2

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Anatomy Of A Movie: Little Women 1949 Part 1

Christina: 1949 which has almost the exact script as the 1933 one, but with some changes. It is kinda funny. I am curious to know why they…

Oct 27

Anatomy Of A Movie: Little Women 1949 Part 1

Oct 27

Anatomy Of A Movie: Little Women 1933

Christina: Hello everyone. This is sort of unique different podcast. We are going to rank eight main stream versions of Little Women. This…

Oct 20

Anatomy Of A Movie: Little Women 1933

Oct 20

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 6

Here is some interesting trivia. Louise’s sister Anna, she married Mr. John Pratt. Anna was 33 years old and John was 31.

Oct 13

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 6

Oct 13

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 5

In part two of Little Women, Laurie pretty often tries to make moves on Jo. There is this moment where Jo is like, Amy is so ridiculous…

Oct 6

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 5

Oct 6

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 4

When Louisa May Alcott was in her early 30s, she travelled to Europe for the first time. She worked as a companion to a cranky, invalid…

Sep 29

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 4

Sep 29

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 3

When I read Goethe’s Correspondence with a Child, it is a very odd book. She writes to Goethe, but it’s never about him. She speaks about…

Sep 22

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 3

Sep 22

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 2

Louisa May Alcott was a huge fan of German female poet Bettina von Arnim. Some people say that Bettina was a fraud. A big-time con woman…

Sep 15

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 2

Sep 15

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 1

To understand the age gaps in Little Women, we need to go to the very beginning. The year is 1796, that is when Goethe’s novel Wilhelm…

Sep 8

Age Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 1

Sep 8

Niina Pekantytär

Niina Pekantytär

she/they

Niina is an Illustrator, writer and folklorist. Likes cats, tea, 19th century books and period dramas. Host of the Little Women Podcast.

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