tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post7727654747701662807..comments2023-08-23T08:33:41.219-07:00Comments on Catholic Bibliophagist: All Souls Day (Belated)Catholic Bibliophagisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-92012761393326953832007-11-15T00:32:00.000-08:002007-11-15T00:32:00.000-08:00No, this quote is at the beginning of the chapter ...No, this quote is at the beginning of the chapter in which the March family receives the telegram telling them that Mr. March, an army chaplain, is very ill.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it would have made more sense if I'd chosen a quote that actually had something to do with All Souls Day. I guess that's just the way my mind works. It doesn't leap on a topic so much as sidle up to it.<BR/><BR/>The poem you refer to can be seen here:<BR/><BR/>http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/5878-Louisa-May-Alcott-A-Song-From-The-SudsCatholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-17766174496033457222007-11-14T07:46:00.000-08:002007-11-14T07:46:00.000-08:00My memory may be off, but does the bit you quote f...My memory may be off, but does the bit you quote from Little Women lead in to Jo's writing the poem about "spiritual washing day" which basically amounts to a yearning for confession/purgatory -- if only she could get away from her New England Protestantism enough to realize it?Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-13600957688449642272007-11-14T02:01:00.000-08:002007-11-14T02:01:00.000-08:00Yes, I know I should have written and posted this ...Yes, I know I should have written and posted this on November 2nd. What can I say except that there are still 17 praying days left for this month.Catholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.com