moments of authorial crankiness. I would have had far less inspiration to write this book if it were not for our daughter, Rebecca, who has probably done more than anyone else to help me understand Bronson and Louisa.
My mother, Rosemary Hamilton Matteson, always wanted to write a book. But life surprised her, and she raised a son who wrote one instead. This is her book.
E DENâS O UTCASTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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âââ. Conversations with Children on the Gospels . 2 vol. Boston: James Munroe, 1836.
âââ. The Journals of Amos Bronson Alcott. Edited by Odell Shepard. Boston: Little, Brown, 1938.
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âââ. Aunt Joâs Scrap-Bag: My Boys, Etc. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872.
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âââ. Hospital Sketches. Edited by Alice Fahs. New York: Bedford/St. Martinâs, 2004.
âââ. The Inheritance. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1998.
âââ. The Journals of Louisa May Alcott . Edited by Joel Myerson and Daniel Shealy, with an introduction by Madeleine B. Stern. Boston: Little, Brown, 1989.
âââ. âLife in a Pension.â The Independent 19, no. 988 (November 7, 1867).
âââ. Little Women. Norton Critical Edition. Edited by Anne K. Phillips and Gregory Eiselein. New York: W. W. Norton, 2004.
âââ. Little Women, Little Men, Joâs Boys. Edited by Elaine Showalter. New York: Library of America, 2005.
âââ. Moods. Edited and with an introduction by Sarah Elbert. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1991.
âââ. An Old-Fashioned Girl. Boston: Little, Brown, 1997.
âââ. Papers of Louisa May Alcott. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Special Col lections.
âââ. The Poetry of Louisa May Alcott. Edited by Maria Powers. Concord, Mass.: Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association, 1997.
âââ. Selected Fiction. Edited by Daniel Shealy, Madeleine B. Stern, and Joel Myerson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1990.
âââ. The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott.
My mother, Rosemary Hamilton Matteson, always wanted to write a book. But life surprised her, and she raised a son who wrote one instead. This is her book.
E DENâS O UTCASTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Alcott, A. Bronson. Autobiographical Collections. MS Am 1130.11, Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. Concord Days. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872.
âââ. Conversations with Children on the Gospels . 2 vol. Boston: James Munroe, 1836.
âââ. The Journals of Amos Bronson Alcott. Edited by Odell Shepard. Boston: Little, Brown, 1938.
âââ. Journals and Diaries of Amos Bronson Alcott. MS Am 1130.12, Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. Letterbooks of Amos Bronson Alcott. MS Am 1130.9, Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. The Letters of A. Bronson Alcott. Edited by Richard L. Herrnstadt. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1969.
âââ. New Connecticut: An Autobiographical Poem. Boston: [privately printed], 1887.
âââ. âObservations on the Life of My First Child [Anna Bronson Alcott] During Her First Year.â bMS Am 1130.10(1), Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. Observations on the Principles and Methods of Infant Instruction. Boston: Carter and Hendee, 1830.
âââ. âObservations on the Spiritual Nurture of My Children.â bMS Am 1130.10(6), Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. âPsyche: An Evangele; in Four Books.â bMS Am 1130.10(9), Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. âResearches on Childhood.â bMS Am 1130.10(6), Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. Sonnets and Canzonets . Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1882.
âââ. Tablets. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868.
âââ. Works of Amos Bronson Alcott. bMS Am 1130.10, Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Alcott, Louisa May. Additional Papers of Louisa May Alcott. bMS Am 1130.13, Houghton Library, Harvard University.
âââ. Alternative Alcott. Edited and with an introduction by Elaine Showalter. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1988.
âââ. Aunt Joâs Scrap-Bag: My Boys, Etc. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872.
âââ. âA Dickens Day.â The Independent 19, no. 995 (December 26, 1867).
âââ. Hospital Sketches. Edited by Alice Fahs. New York: Bedford/St. Martinâs, 2004.
âââ. The Inheritance. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1998.
âââ. The Journals of Louisa May Alcott . Edited by Joel Myerson and Daniel Shealy, with an introduction by Madeleine B. Stern. Boston: Little, Brown, 1989.
âââ. âLife in a Pension.â The Independent 19, no. 988 (November 7, 1867).
âââ. Little Women. Norton Critical Edition. Edited by Anne K. Phillips and Gregory Eiselein. New York: W. W. Norton, 2004.
âââ. Little Women, Little Men, Joâs Boys. Edited by Elaine Showalter. New York: Library of America, 2005.
âââ. Moods. Edited and with an introduction by Sarah Elbert. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1991.
âââ. An Old-Fashioned Girl. Boston: Little, Brown, 1997.
âââ. Papers of Louisa May Alcott. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Special Col lections.
âââ. The Poetry of Louisa May Alcott. Edited by Maria Powers. Concord, Mass.: Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association, 1997.
âââ. Selected Fiction. Edited by Daniel Shealy, Madeleine B. Stern, and Joel Myerson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1990.
âââ. The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott.
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