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ILLUSTRATIONS

THE OLD HOUSE AT FRUITLANDS, HARVARD, MASSACHUSETTS _Frontispiece_

In front are the mulberry trees planted by the
philosophers for the propagation of silkworms.

A. BRONSON ALCOTT AT THE AGE OF 53 4

_From the portrait by Mrs. Hildreth._

ABIGAIL MAY, MRS. A. BRONSON ALCOTT 4

_From a daguerreotype._

THE SMALL ENTRY WHERE THE VALUABLE BOOKS WERE KEPT 10

THE STUDY 28

A bust of Socrates stands on the fine old Dutch
highboy that Joseph Palmer brought from No Town.

CHARLES LANE 42

THE SMALL DINING-ROOM 48

Around this table the philosophers discussed their
deepest problems.

NANCY AND JOSEPH PALMER 56

THE REFECTORY, ALSO USED AS A KITCHEN 68

ISAAC T. HECKER 76

LOUISA, ANNA, AND ABBA MAY ALCOTT 88

THE COMMUNITY SETTLE 100

WHERE ABBA MAY’S STOCKING WAS HUNG THE NIGHT BEFORE HER 106
BIRTHDAY

Anna’s bedroom is on the right, next to Mrs.
Alcott’s. The portraits of the “Little Women” hang
on the wall.

THE OUTER KITCHEN 116

CHARLES LANE’S ROOM 124

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.

THE BEDROOM 128

Where Mr. Alcott nearly succumbed to his despair at
the failure of his “New Eden.”

ORCHARD HOUSE AT CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS 172

The Alcott home of later years.