On Saturday, October 28, the Ticknor Society announced the winner of the 2023 Book and Book Cultu... more On Saturday, October 28, the Ticknor Society announced the winner of the 2023 Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize: Kent Bicknell for his entry, "An Alcott Family Collection." Through over thirty years of collecting, Kent has assembled an incredible group of primary and secondary source materials related to the Transcendentalists and Transcendental thought, which share many common tenets with the progressive independent school he helped found and directed for more than forty years in New Hampshire. From that larger collection, Kent chose to focus his entry on art, letters, and family copies of books that reveal the ties that connect the Alcott family to each other, to the larger community of the 19th century, and to our own lives today.
Discover unpublished letters from a young May Alcott, images of her paintings, an book A. Bronson Alcott used in the Temple School, an early, fascinating translation of LITTLE WOMEN into Russian - by a Troika of progressive Russian women, Louisa May Alcott's annotated copy of A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson and more.
... and Merrimack Rivers, which—while laced with the wisdom of Confucius, the Buddha, the Bhagava... more ... and Merrimack Rivers, which—while laced with the wisdom of Confucius, the Buddha, the Bhagavad Gita, Hafiz, Dowlat Shah, and others ... Shakuntala of Kalidasa 1790 1855 (second copy for Famous Indian drama 1856 Emerson in 1856) Ishopanishad—Yajur veda 1816 1820 ...
Considers the educational praxis of Thoreau, Alcott and other Transcendentalists to help inspire ... more Considers the educational praxis of Thoreau, Alcott and other Transcendentalists to help inspire best practices today.
Page 1. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT HAD HER HEAD EXAMINED Madeleine B. Stern and Kent Bicknell ... The chie... more Page 1. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT HAD HER HEAD EXAMINED Madeleine B. Stern and Kent Bicknell ... The chief examiner was Nelson Sizer who had been with the firm twenty-five years and, built to endure, would last another twenty-five. ...
"Brooks & Ditches" makes fascinating reading: thank you so much for sharing it! It's a well-writt... more "Brooks & Ditches" makes fascinating reading: thank you so much for sharing it! It's a well-written, cogent explanation, with entertaining examples, of the shared values that informed the educational practices of a group of really interesting folks, some brilliant, who were adamantly individuals. All of that comes across beautifully. Your deep knowledge of and passion for your subject are clear, and I love the images. Bravo! Elizabeth Witherell,
On Saturday, October 28, the Ticknor Society announced the winner of the 2023 Book and Book Cultu... more On Saturday, October 28, the Ticknor Society announced the winner of the 2023 Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize: Kent Bicknell for his entry, "An Alcott Family Collection." Through over thirty years of collecting, Kent has assembled an incredible group of primary and secondary source materials related to the Transcendentalists and Transcendental thought, which share many common tenets with the progressive independent school he helped found and directed for more than forty years in New Hampshire. From that larger collection, Kent chose to focus his entry on art, letters, and family copies of books that reveal the ties that connect the Alcott family to each other, to the larger community of the 19th century, and to our own lives today.
Discover unpublished letters from a young May Alcott, images of her paintings, an book A. Bronson Alcott used in the Temple School, an early, fascinating translation of LITTLE WOMEN into Russian - by a Troika of progressive Russian women, Louisa May Alcott's annotated copy of A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson and more.
... and Merrimack Rivers, which—while laced with the wisdom of Confucius, the Buddha, the Bhagava... more ... and Merrimack Rivers, which—while laced with the wisdom of Confucius, the Buddha, the Bhagavad Gita, Hafiz, Dowlat Shah, and others ... Shakuntala of Kalidasa 1790 1855 (second copy for Famous Indian drama 1856 Emerson in 1856) Ishopanishad—Yajur veda 1816 1820 ...
Considers the educational praxis of Thoreau, Alcott and other Transcendentalists to help inspire ... more Considers the educational praxis of Thoreau, Alcott and other Transcendentalists to help inspire best practices today.
Page 1. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT HAD HER HEAD EXAMINED Madeleine B. Stern and Kent Bicknell ... The chie... more Page 1. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT HAD HER HEAD EXAMINED Madeleine B. Stern and Kent Bicknell ... The chief examiner was Nelson Sizer who had been with the firm twenty-five years and, built to endure, would last another twenty-five. ...
"Brooks & Ditches" makes fascinating reading: thank you so much for sharing it! It's a well-writt... more "Brooks & Ditches" makes fascinating reading: thank you so much for sharing it! It's a well-written, cogent explanation, with entertaining examples, of the shared values that informed the educational practices of a group of really interesting folks, some brilliant, who were adamantly individuals. All of that comes across beautifully. Your deep knowledge of and passion for your subject are clear, and I love the images. Bravo! Elizabeth Witherell,
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Discover unpublished letters from a young May Alcott, images of her paintings, an book A. Bronson Alcott used in the Temple School, an early, fascinating translation of LITTLE WOMEN into Russian - by a Troika of progressive Russian women, Louisa May Alcott's annotated copy of A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson and more.
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Discover unpublished letters from a young May Alcott, images of her paintings, an book A. Bronson Alcott used in the Temple School, an early, fascinating translation of LITTLE WOMEN into Russian - by a Troika of progressive Russian women, Louisa May Alcott's annotated copy of A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson and more.