PinnedNiina PekantytärLouisa May Alcott and the real life Friedrich Bhaer, John Suhre The German SoldierDuring 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, 2022Feb 18, 2022
Niina PekantytärAnatomy Of A Movie: Little Women 1933Christina: Hello everyone. This is sort of unique different podcast. We are going to rank eight main stream versions of Little Women. This…10h ago10h ago
Niina PekantytärAge Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 6Here is some interesting trivia. Louise’s sister Anna, she married Mr. John Pratt. Anna was 33 years old and John was 31.Oct 13Oct 13
Niina PekantytärAge Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 5In 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 6Oct 6
Niina PekantytärAge Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 4When 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 29Sep 29
Niina PekantytärAge Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 3When 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 22Sep 22
Niina PekantytärAge Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 2Louisa 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 15Sep 15
Niina PekantytärAge Gap Marriages In Little Women (Historical Origins) Part 1To 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 8Sep 8
Niina PekantytärLittle Women Inspirations: Friedrich Schiller (With Hejar Sinem) Part 4Niina: What you said about Schiller made me wonder if Schiller was the one who Friedrich was named after in Little Women, or maybe it was…Sep 1Sep 1
Niina PekantytärLittle Women Inspirations: Friedrich Schiller (With Hejar Sinem) Part 3Sinem: It is such a great example on how caring and sweet he is, he is very important in the novel as well, and I just love him even more…Aug 25Aug 25