Exploring Boston鈥檚 Literary District, Boston, Massachusetts
Exploring Boston鈥檚 Literary District was a dream come true when I returned to Boston for my 鈥淣ow Vaccinated!鈥� vaca from Washington DC. As an English major in college, I was always obsessed with 19th-century female novelists. They blazed the way for women to have careers in a time when most occupations were prohibited. And they permanently saved a record for the modern-day reader about their lives.
As a young girl, I must have read Louisa May Alcott鈥檚聽Little Women聽about a dozen times. Their seemingly idyllic home kept the four sisters united through every trial鈥攖he Civil War, poverty, and finally sister Beth鈥檚 premature death. My whirlwind literary tour followed my trek on聽Boston鈥檚 Freedom Trail. So there wasn鈥檛 any question that I would explore Boston鈥檚 literary district by hunting down the Boston home of聽Louisa May Alcott. (I also saw the聽Bar Harbor聽home of mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart during my vacation in Maine.)
My friend Irma agreed to a twilight walk in Beacon Hill, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Boston. Using my map, I was able to locate Alcott鈥檚 home at 10 Louisburg Square in the heart of Boston鈥檚 literary district. Now a private residence, the house can only be viewed standing on the sidewalk. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
As a young girl, I must have read Louisa May Alcott鈥檚聽Little Women聽about a dozen times. Their seemingly idyllic home kept the four sisters united through every trial鈥攖he Civil War, poverty, and finally sister Beth鈥檚 premature death. My whirlwind literary tour followed my trek on聽Boston鈥檚 Freedom Trail. So there wasn鈥檛 any question that I would explore Boston鈥檚 literary district by hunting down the Boston home of聽Louisa May Alcott. (I also saw the聽Bar Harbor聽home of mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart during my vacation in Maine.)
My friend Irma agreed to a twilight walk in Beacon Hill, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Boston. Using my map, I was able to locate Alcott鈥檚 home at 10 Louisburg Square in the heart of Boston鈥檚 literary district. Now a private residence, the house can only be viewed standing on the sidewalk. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Exploring Boston鈥檚 Literary District
Guide Location: USA » Boston
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Teresa Markle
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Guide Location: USA » Boston
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Teresa Markle
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Louisa May Alcott鈥檚 Home
- Amos Branson Alcott鈥檚 Home
- 4 Pinckney Street
- Charles Sumner鈥檚 Childhood Home
- Robert Lowell鈥檚 Birthplace
- Acorn Street
- Chestnut Street
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