Flower Fables

A collection of illustrated fairy stories from Louisa May Alcott-the author who brought us Little Women . Originally published in 1854 this collection of fables was inspired by Louisa's time spent in the woods around Walden Pond-a spot endearingly named Fairyland by Walden's own Henry David Thoreau. Young Louisa collected these fairy fables into a volume dedicated to her friend Ellen Emerson the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson. This volume-published under the title Flower Fables -was Louisa's first published book. Applewood Books has partnered with Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House to publish this commemorative hardcover edition on the 150th anniversary of its first publication.