Louisa May Alcott's Short Stories;A Treasury

A wonderful treasury of Louisa May Alcott's short stories. It contains three of Alcott's original collections; On Picket Duty and Other Tales Proverb Stories and Spinning-Wheel Stories. Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American short story writer novelist and poet most famous for writing the novel Little Women as well as its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. She grew up in New England and became associated with numerous notable intellectuals of her time including Nathaniel Hawthorne Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Henry David Thoreau. This charming collection of stories are not to be missed by fans of Alcott's work and would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.List of Tales:On Picket DutyThe King of Clubs and the Queen of HeartsThe Cross on the Old Church TowerThe Death of JohnKitty's Class DayAunt KippPsyche's ArtA Country ChristmasThe Baron's GlovesMy Red CapWhat the Bells Saw and SaidGrandma's StoryTabby's Table ClothEli's EducationOnawandahLittle ThingsThe Banner of BeaumaniorJerseys or the Girl's GhostThe Little House In The GardenDaisy's Jewel-Box and How She Filled ItCorny's CatamountThe Cooking ClassThe Hare and the Tortoise.