CONTENTS

Introduction[xiii]
I.A New Eden[1]
II.The Founding of Fruitlands[21]
II.Brook Farm and Fruitlands[35]
IV.The Man with the Beard[53]
V.Summer Sunshine[68]
VI.Father Hecker’s Description of Fruitlands[75]
VII.Anna Alcott’s Diary at Fruitlands[86]
VIII.Louisa May Alcott’s Diary at Fruitlands[106]
IX.Autumn Disappointment[112]
X.In After Years[130]
XI.Transcendental Wild Oats. By Louisa May Alcott[145]
Appendix: Catalogue of the Original Fruitlands Library[175]