I remember liking Beth the most out of the March sisters when I was a kid. I adored her for her quiet wisdom and her selfless caring for other people, and was very much drawn to that. I read the translated edition for children then, and did not release that it only had the first half. I was very much saddened by what happened to her when I read the full version later in life, but I still like her a lot.
I do agree with you all about Beth. The more I read the book the more loved she became by me. It was her quiet love and how the little everyday things are often the most important. I still can't get past the fim version when Hannah holds her dolls hands after she died. Hannah knew too.
Here's the content this Alcott scholar has been waiting for! I mentioned before that I used to take my MA thesis edits to Bronson's bench in the morning before the museum opened, because if you can work on your Alcott-based thesis at Orchard House, you totally do that! I love the stories about how Concord neighbors back in the Alcotts' time used to keep an eye out to see if Bronson was on his bench eating apples, because they knew then to take the long way home, up behind the house and through the woods, so they wouldn't get roped into conversation with him. For some reason, I've always found this deeply relatable.
What I love so much about this is that it’s Jo March inspired day but it’s not just full of aesthetics- you have quotes from the book too and have done your research. This made the video a treasure to watch!! ❤
It’s difficult to put into words how satisfying it was to watch this video about Jo March. You remind me of Lucy Worsley as she narrates one of her historical documentaries. Ruby, I hope you do more videos about famous authors or characters in their books. I enjoyed your New England videos very much!
It looks like you made the most out of your lovely trip to New England 🙂 I love when people can visit and really appreciate the history of an author's place. 🖋️
We all appreciate how Ruby keeps us updated on what’s going on in her life. Concord looks lovely to see. May God bless her and her future endeavors in life.
You know you are actually quite like Jo which is admirable. Thank you for this upload. Please keep on inspiring us to reach for our dreams. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, Ruby. 🌻
Rewatching this as your videos are so calming, i know i say this often but im more anxious than normal and alone so i really appreciate your positivity and just gratitude for things in life, which im finding harder than ever at the moment as it seems like everything is going against me...but enough of my sad story 😅 just thank you ❤ and i wish i knew/was friends w someone like you in real life
I have watched this video like 6 times . I am literally addicted. Ruby gives me the content I always admired and Ruby is an inspiration ♥️♥️♥️ _Love You a Ton🖤
Thanks for speaking more slowly when reading to us this time, Ruby. It makes it so much easier to hear what you're saying. Much appreciated. ❤️ BTW, the Russet apple is actually an English apple. If you haven't managed to taste one in America you can find them in some greengrocers shops here in the UK. Or you could buy a tree from a garden centre although you'd have to wait a year or so for it to fruit. Not quite the same ambience to enjoy it in perhaps, but they are very tasty apples. 😋 👍 You must have made some lovely memories whilst travelling, maybe some little moments to add to your own writing one day? Looking forward to seeing more of your vlogs. X❤️X
This trip will make you a good writer because it opens your mind especially that you've visited extraordinary house like Louisa May Alcott, as i am a writer too i do often visit my writers friends and others writers to be inspired from their lives. I wish to see your next book soon. Good luck from a Lebanese writer.
If you want to be saved believe that Jesus is who he says he is, that he died for all of our sins, was buried, and on the third day rose from the dead. Whosoever shall believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For we are saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God, not of work's, lest any man should boast. Have a blessed night everyone, I love you all, and stay safe!
Thank you Ruby, Little Women has been part of my life for around 65 years, it was so lovely to see the house where she wrote. The March Family continue to be part of my family with my daughter and granddaughter also sharing my love of Jo. Glad you are having such a good time.
My favourite is not little women, but it’s sequel little men. It’s not only so interesting to see how the characters of little women have developed and changed but also the boys stories are both heartwarming and heartbreaking- my number one comfort book!
Same! I’m not sure which I like more, they’re both amazing but Little Men has been good so far. I like the new characters which is surprising because I didn’t think I would like it that much-
hi ruby! since you love little women so much, i thought you might as well enjoy a children’s series called ‘the penderwicks’ by jeanne birdsall. it’s kind of like a modern interpretation of little women and it holds a very dear place in my heart as someone who enjoyed little women a lot as well. i do have to say though that i only know the german version, and the english original might differ a little, but i am sure it’s still great!
I was so delighted to see this comment! I grew up reading the Penderwicks in English, devouring the first book shortly after its publication during my middle school 5th grade year, and continuing to grow with the Penderwick sisters up through the final book’s publication during my third year at university. The author, Jeanne Birdsall, is a Massachusetts resident and was undoubtedly influenced by Little Women, yet somehow managed to make her characters complete masterpieces of literature in their own right. Although the books are set in the modern day, the tone, settings, and even the dialogue feels truly timeless. I can’t recommend this series highly enough - for all ages! ❤️
Last time I was this early..Ruby had just started university...Now I have started law school...Ruby and I have grown together ❤️ and I am so happy about what she's doing with her life xoxo
In 1994, I was 9 years old. My parents went to the movies and saw something else while I saw Little Woman alone. I was afterwards obsessed with wanting to be a writer! Later that year, while my mom went away somewhere and I stayed with my grandpa, my mom snuck Little Women the novel into my away bag. It definitely is a cozy read and I appreciate this vlog a lot. I still have that edition. I hope to reread it this winter.I did see the latest one in theaters on Xmas day and while it was fine, it just did not hit like the 1994 one for me.
Oh and then I remember that day I asked my mom to buy me a notebook at the drug store so I could write, and I filled it up in like one day with stories. Ah to be 9.
I am so excited to watch this. Jo march was one of my first literary characters who I saw myself in. I just loved how rebellious how outspoken and the fact she wanted to write. I just love her so much so thanks for making this video
can you please do a video and share how you've planned your trip to america and how you organized your places? i find your choices and tastes very inspiring and would love to get a guide line for a similiar trip
@@RubyGranger8 both would be great,.. Well, since I'm not that familiar with notion, I guess I won't have access to that notion page..? Although that kind of page would probably deliver more info? In any case a guide line of "how you've planned your trip" would be great! looking forward to! Thanks a lot!
@@RubyGranger8 I did look it up when I initially heard your pronunciation but I couldn’t find ‘en-you-eye’ anywhere online, otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered correcting you! Where did you hear it pronounced that way?
There’s no need to “correct” Ruby’s pronunciation. She’s speaking in English, and pronouncing all of her words in her RP accent. English borrows a number of words from different languages so she can pronounce it according to her understanding of English. If it were French, it would be a different matter. Given the range of accents in the UK alone, the pronunciation of words is malleable to each individual speaker. ✨
@@tabitha4329 You’re conflating pronunciation and accent. Yes, we all have slightly different accents, but that doesn’t mean we can go around mispronouncing words because then no one would be able to understand anyone. The word ‘cliché’ is also French but if you went around pronouncing it like ‘clitch’ not only would you risk not being understood, but also embarrassing yourself. Besides, Ruby likes learning so I really don’t see any issue ? It was a totally constructive comment. She literally said thank you for the correction.
Both Louisa May Alcott and her mother Abigail May Alcott lived fascinating and unusual lives for 19th-century women. I'd recommend reading about them if you're interested. Abba Alcott was also a fine writer herself, so if you can find her diaries or letters, you'll find she had a bold voice and a sharp sense of humor. No wonder Marmee March is immortal.
This video is really sweet Ruby! Just a note from the Marmee quote: ennui is a French word and pronounced like on-nwee (at least that’s the best I can approximate how you’d pronounce it in English!) rather than en-n-wY!
For christmas this year, I've bought my 3 nieces classics I enjoyed when I was young (and still do). For the 10 yr old I bought Little Women, for the 8 yr old I bought The Secret Garden, and for the 5 yr old I bought Heidi. I bought the Puffin in Bloom edition of Little Women and it's huge - 700+ pages. I checked the chapter list in the copy I have, and saw that my copy is only part 1, whereas the one I got for my niece is 2 parts. How did I not know there was a whole second part? Maybe I never even read part 2. Anyway I hope the 700+ pages tome is not too intimidating for my little love.
Good Wives, the second part, is usually just published with the first, together, as Little Women, but yes, it gets tricky, especially with publications for younger readers, making sure you have the complete OG text. The Secret Garden was my favorite.
Looks like this was mostly a work trip for you! If you're interested in beautiful, historic American cities, I would suggest Savannah or Charleston. Your friend Bella seems like a real sweetie.
with regards to associating certain things with productivity/work, i always associate a lit candle (any scent) and a fizzy lollipop (i feel like i get a lil shock and sugar rush) with doing uni work !!!
Deva, I'm so sorry to hear that you were bullied :( nobody deserves to go through that... And thank you so much for being here and part of this community xxx
You're very welcome! It seemed a shame to be here filming a Little Women video in Concord and not actually show Louisa's room -- especially when it's SO beautiful!
I find it fascinating how many people love Jo as a character, I personally found her quite obnoxious both in the book as well as the 2019 movie (not always, but many times) - I suppose her character just doesn’t resonate with me 😅 Though I do have to agree that Saoirse Ronans performance was great!
Oh that's so funny! I do agree that she can sometimes come across as such, but I think the characters in the books need to be seen over the course of both novels because it's their progression as much as their original character which is so wonderful :) who is your favourite March sister out of interest?
@@RubyGranger8 Yes of course the characters need to be seen in their progression and I do actually like Jo a bit better in the end of both the movie and the book :) Though as I said: I think I just don´t resonate with her and this is where my dislike of her stems from. "Controversially" enough my favourite of the sisters is Amy ;) Not that I condone everything she does (especially in the beginning, albeit her being a prepubescent child then), but I can in many parts see myself in her and thus can kind of understand why she does the things she does and why she wants the things she wants - but that´s the beauty of Little Women I suppose: the March sisters and other characters in general are so different in their personalities that there´s a character for everyone to resonate with! :D
Great video. I have really enjoyed watching your vlogs from your US trip and would LOVE to see you exploring more homes of famous writers!! Also, if you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend the biography “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women” by Harriet Reisen. I wasn’t aware of all the hardship Alcott endured, and as a writer, I find her life to be extremely inspiring. Now I have her picture over my writing desk, and I often think of channeling my “inner Louisa.” There is also a fascinating companion documentary to the book that I think is on Amazon Prime video.
Before watching your trip videos I would never have considered going to Massachusetts but it looks so lovely, especially the autumn colours. And I love all the literature history too!
Im so happy that you went the the Little Women house! I recommended it on instagram and I’ve been crossing my fingers with every America vlog you release. It truly is a magical place ❤
My favourite March sister was definitely Beth, I’m very much like her so I think that’s why. I also just love how Louisa wrote her, actually the whole book is amazing she’s a great writer. My favourite film is the 1994 one though, it’s definitely my comfort one. I don’t think I can express how much I dislike the 2019 one, the outfits are atrocious (I think my main problem is that I’m a massive lover of that era and so the costumes annoy me so much) and I found it to be a bit rushed, also I dislike films that jump back and forth between the past and future especially when it doesn’t make sense to or it doesn’t tell you when it does.
Oh, I could just cry! I paused the video and went to look for my copy and it was not anywhere on my shelves. I think ... I may have sold it to the bookstore when I was desperate for money a while back. ARGH! I do have it on Kindle. At least there's that. If I can afford it, I think my birthday present to myself in a few months will be a new, hardcover version. Or those fake leather ones. Not anything too large, it has to be small enough to take with me in a bag. But this is a book I will reread the rest of my life. It's such a comfort read!
Ruby, not sure if you're a fan of William Faulkner, but Rowan Oak in Oxford Mississippi was his home before his daughter sold it to Ole Miss. You should check it out.
I love this! I have always had an attachment to this character! I would love to see other literary figures! Elizabeth Bennett, Anne Shirley, Hermione, Nancy Drew!
@@RubyGranger8 Yep it's definitely a time saver and for sure way easier. I even go a shoe size up so that I can slip on my shoes 👞. We may just have started a craze for time management and productivity for foot wear use 😅.
I visited Concord a few years ago now. I am a huge fan of Little Women, and Lousia May Alcott's life in general. I loved orchard house of course, but the most emotional part for me, was seeing Louisa and her family's graves. Since I was a little kid, I felt a connection to Louisa's spirit. I was a huge tomboy, Though I have one sister, growing up she was a teen and was out doing her thing, so I see more of my best friends as my sisters. I do love to write, as well as act, I belong to an improv troupe. I Think why so many like jo, is because, not only she speaks her mind and is the tough sister, but she also has little aspects of all of us, I think. great video btw!!! and I can't wait to see more adventures! Lousia would be so proud. 💗💗
When I am doing focused work I put on headphones with music. Thanks to my autism and adhd I hyper focus on what I’m doing. So that’s really helpful too
