Writings and Works
All writings, published or unpublished, by or about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House series
The Long Winter, Chapter 16: Fair Weather
Guest post by Karen Witham
After the dreariness of the last chapter, “Fair Weather” opens with the blizzard over but the after-effects lingering. The lack of a train is beginning to strike a somber note, and while Mary is her usual Biblical self, Laura is grumpy and so is Carrie. A reminder of the authority
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The Long Winter, Chapter 15: No Trains
Guest post by Erin Blakemore
Now it starts to get GOOD, people. And by good, of course I mean bad, because to Laura it’s not even worth the effort to get up in the morning (sacrilege to a group of women and men whose lives revolve around being useful and doing their chores). She does drag
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Ask the Experts: The Hard Winter Guests
While you have been discussing the chapters of The Long Winter, Dr. Laura stated that another family lived with the Ingalls during that winter. I have not heard that information before and would love to know more about this fact.
Joan Cresimore
In Laura’s unpublished autobiographical manuscript, Pioneer Girl, she writes that George Masters, the brother of
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The Long Winter, Chapter 14: One Bright Day
Guest post by Laura McLemore
This is a relatively short chapter and serves as bit of reprieve from the tension of the story. In this chapter, the blizzard of the previous days has subsided. Laura is awakened suddenly. She lies in her bed listening and realizes that she was startled awake by the silence. There is
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New Long Winter Schedule — With Dates!
Planning the rest of The Long Winter Read-Along
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The Long Winter, Chapter 13: We’ll Weather the Blast!
Guest post by Susan Barton Malphurs
Another bone-chilling sunrise, more ravaging winds with “wild voices,” yet Pa sings. He calls to Caroline that he is headed to the barn, but the fires are going. Ma advises the girls to remain in bed until the house is warmer. Laura can’t rest. The howl
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Long Winter Chapter 12: Alone
I have to restrain myself from starting this post in my finest Dickensian style: “Alone: In which the family begins to speculate about how MUCH trouble they’re in, and how truly dire this winter will be.”
We open this chapter with Laura and Mary working on their needlework projects in the sunny front room of the
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The Long Winter, Chapter 11: Pa Goes to Volga
Pa rolls the old chariot along, and Mr. Edwards slips Mary a cool twenty.
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The Long Winter, Ch. 10: Three Days’ Blizzard
Almanzo makes pancakes, thinks about protecting his seed wheat, and recalls how he said “You can put me down as 21.”
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