标题: The 'Little House' Book Series [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 9-29-2012 12:24 标题: The 'Little House' Book Series Meghan Clyne, Songs of the Free and the Brave. Wall Street Journal, Sept 22, 2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 49541690283760.html
(book review Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Little House Books. Library of America, 2012)
Note:
(1) Wilder and Wilde, surnames of various European nations, are variants of surname Wild, an unruly person.
(2) Laura Ingalls Wilder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ingalls_Wilder
(1867-1957)
(3) The review said, "In 1874, the family [from Wisconsin] crossed the frozen Mississippi River into Minnesota to try farming."
(5) The review observed, "The lively characters who populate these books are drawn from Wilder's own family and neighbors, including her sisters Mary, Carrie and Grace, the beloved pastor Rev Alden, and the detested schoolmate Nellie Oleson."
(a) Carrie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(name)
(Carrie is a female given name in English speaking countries, usually a pet form of Caroline or Karen)
(b) Nellie Oleson is a fictional character, a composite based on several school girls from Laura Ingalls Wilder's childhood. Wikipedia
(i) Nelly (given name) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelly_(given_name)
(Nelly, Nela, Nell, and Nellie are female given names, also used as nicknames, which are derived from the names Helen, Ellen, Petronella and Cornelia)
(ii) For Oleson, see Olson (surname) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olson_(surname)
(Olson (also Olsson, Oleson) is a common surname of Scandinavian origin that literally means "son of Olof or Ole")
Naturally in Scandinavia, olson (which is Americanized) is actually spelled "Olsen."
(6) Mansfield, Missouri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield,_Missouri
(section 4 Notable people; section 6 External links: including "Official website of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum, a local tourist attraction")