Louisa May Alcott

Richard Trevlyn looked up and threw by the book, then led Lady Trevlyn back to her couch and folded her shawls. Sir Richard lay in his shroud, his little daughter in her cradle, and Hester was...

Effie was tired of Christmas and laid herself flat on the sofa. Her mother tied up her bundles and Nursey told her best tales. Effie saw a Christmas spirit, wrapped in white fur, and wanted to be a...

Three weeks ago I came up here to Vermont to visit my old aunt and decide whether I will marry a millionnaire and become Aunt Bring. Saul wanted to get out the double sleigh and span, but Sophie...

A certain fine old lady was seventy-three on the 8th of October, and two little ghosts appeared, followed by a fine dinner and a splendid cake with a gay posy stuck atop of the little Mont...

Johnny's back hurt after a bad fall, and Pat kept away for a time in high dudgeon. Johnny surveyed his gallery and longed to know who the singer was. Johnny caught up the old scissors in his lap...

A modern cinderella or, the little old shoe.

Sixty years ago a white-headed baby lay in the old blue cradle that had rocked seven other babies. A few flakes caused the farmer to predict bad weather, but the children were busy, gay. When...

Toady was regarded as a reprobate by all but his mother Van Bahr Lamb, but he bolted out the truth. Toady was taken aback when Aunt Kipp entered the garden, let go of his shoe-strings, and fell...

As we rolled along, I scanned my companion covertly, and saw much to interest a girl of seventeen. I answered readily, and told him about my cousin Guy. Twilight wrapped us in its shadows when I...

When I was little girl, I had a slice of dry bread and an apple for New Year's breakfast. As we came down to breakfast that morning, we found father alone in the dining-room. Mamma came in, looking...

Ma called her rosy, dimpled, year-old baby Cupid, who fell back blinded when Aunt Susan's hand went up. But the boy walked out of the room without a word. Chow-chow was quite affable for some days...

On a cheery June day, Penelope Carroll and her niece Debby Wilder were driving to a gay watering-place when Debby turned a page and a serious black-bearded gentleman watched them with...