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Louisa May's Little Place; In Concord, Mass., all are welcome in the very house where Alcott wrote - and lived - `little Women.`

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19941221
Author:Lori Miller

CAROLYN RILEY was back for her fourth visit, and on this trip she brought her 10-year-old daughter. Marla Eby came first years ago with her mother, who had loved the book and insisted she see the movie. Eby returned now with her 9-month-old daughter. I was on my third visit, this time with my toddler daughter, a few years after bringing my mother.

What drew all of us to bring our little women to quiet brown Orchard House in Concord, Mass.? The chance to visit the place where we all grew up - the home of Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women," a book many people pick up as children ...

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