| The Old House at Fruitlands, Harvard, Massachusetts | [Frontispiece] |
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| | In front are the mulberry trees planted by the philosophers for the propagation of silkworms. | |
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| A. Bronson Alcott at the Age of 53 | [4] |
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| | From the portrait by Mrs. Hildreth. | |
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| Abigail May, Mrs. A. Bronson Alcott | [4] |
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| | From a daguerreotype. | |
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| The Small Entry where the Valuable Books were kept | [10] |
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| The Study | [28] |
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| | A bust of Socrates stands on the fine old Dutch highboy that Joseph Palmer brought from No Town. | |
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| Charles Lane | [42] |
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| The Small Dining-Room | [48] |
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| | Around this table the philosophers discussed their deepest problems. | |
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| Nancy and Joseph Palmer | [56] |
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| The Refectory, also used as a Kitchen | [68] |
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| Isaac T. Hecker | [76] |
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| Louisa, Anna, and Abba May Alcott | [88] |
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| The Community Settle | [100] |
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| Where Abba May’s Stocking was hung the Night before her Birthday | [106] |
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| | Anna’s bedroom is on the right, next to Mrs. Alcott’s. The portraits of the “Little Women” hang on the wall. | |
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| The Outer Kitchen | [116] |
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| Charles Lane’s Room | [124] |
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| | The old cowhide trunk, in which some of the most valuable of the books were shipped from London; also the old chest in which the linen was kept. The spinning-wheel belonged to a former owner. | |
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| The Bedroom | [128] |
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| | Where Mr. Alcott nearly succumbed to his despair at the failure of his “New Eden.” | |
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| Orchard House at Concord, Massachusetts | [172] |
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| | The Alcott home of later years. | |