June 17, 1871.

Dear Miss Alcott,—We have just finished "Little Men," and like it so much that we thought we would write and ask you to write another book sequel to "Little Men," and have more about Laurie and Amy, as we like them the best. We are the Literary Club, and we got the idea from "Little Women." We have a paper two sheets of foolscap and a half. There are four of us, two cousins and my sister and myself. Our assumed names are: Horace Greeley, President; Susan B. Anthony, Editor; Harriet B. Stowe, Vice-President; and myself, Anna C. Ritchie, Secretary. We call our paper the "Saturday Night," and we all write stories and have reports of sermons and of our meetings, and write about the queens of England. We did not know but you would like to hear this, as the idea sprang from your book; and we thought we would write, as we liked your book so much. And now, if it is not too much to ask of you, I wish you would answer this, as we are very impatient to know if you will write another book; and please answer soon, as Miss Anthony is going away, and she wishes very much to hear from you before she does. If you write, please direct to —— Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Yours truly,

Alice ——.

Mailed to any address, postpaid, on receipt of the advertised price, by the Publishers,

ROBERTS BROTHERS, Boston

Transcriber's Note

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[v]Crashaws's Ideal WomanCrashaw's Ideal Woman
[67]winters' primewinter's prime
[136]he is an antedotehe is an antidote
[144]metaphysical renasissancemetaphysical renaissance
[153]system and termologysystem and terminology
[163]commending absoluteismcommending absolutism
[164]conspire in the fulfimentconspire in the fulfilment
[184]indigo, vermillionindigo, vermilion
[190]she becomes petulentshe becomes petulant
[203]returning to consciousnsssreturning to consciousness
[238]revelations and arcanasrevelations and arcana