AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG, VOL V.

JIMMY'S CRUISE IN THE PINAFORE, Etc.

By Louisa M Alcott

1879




CONTENTS.

I. Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore 5
II. Two Little Travellers 27
III. A Jolly Fourth 38
IV. Seven Black Cats 52
V. Rosa's Tale 67
VI. Lunch 89
VII. A Bright Idea 105
VIII. How they Camped Out 119
IX. My Little School-Girl 141
X. What a Shovel Did 154
XI. Clams 168
XII. Kitty's Cattle Show 182
XIII. What Becomes of the Pins 189





AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG, VOL VI.

AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING

By Louisa M Alcott

CONTENTS

An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving7
How it all Happened37
The Dolls' Journey from Minnesota to Maine53
Morning-Glories78
Shadow-Children104
Poppy's Pranks124
What the Swallows did147
Little Gulliver163
The Whale's Story178
A Strange Island192
Fancy's Friend208





THE CANDY COUNTRY

By Louisa M Alcott




CONTENTS

THE CANDY COUNTRY
HOW THEY RAN AWAY





MOODS

By Louisa M Alcott



CONTENTS

PAGE.
CHAPTER I.
IN A YEAR 7
CHAPTER II.
WHIMS 21
CHAPTER III.
AFLOAT 39
CHAPTER IV.
THROUGH FLOOD, AND FIELD, AND FIRE 57
CHAPTER V.
A GOLDEN WEDDING 81
CHAPTER VI.
WHY SYLVIA WAS HAPPY 102
CHAPTER VII.
DULL, BUT NECESSARY 113
CHAPTER VIII.
NO 120
CHAPTER IX.
HOLLY 130
CHAPTER X.
YES 141
CHAPTER XI.
WOOING 149
CHAPTER XII.
WEDDING 158
CHAPTER XIII.
SYLVIA'S HONEYMOON 165
CHAPTER XIV.
A FIRESIDE FETE 183
CHAPTER XV.
EARLY AND LATE 195
CHAPTER XVI.
IN THE TWILIGHT 206
CHAPTER XVII.
ASLEEP AND AWAKE 223
CHAPTER XVIII.
WHAT NEXT? 238
CHAPTER XIX.
SIX MONTHS 259
CHAPTER XX.
COME 270
CHAPTER XXI.
OUT OF THE SHADOW 285





LULU'S LIBRARY, VOLUME I (OF 3)

By Louisa M Alcott

CONTENTS

A Christmas Dream
The Candy Country
Naughty Jocko
The Skipping Shoes
Cockyloo
Rosy's Journey
How They Ran Away
The Fairy Box
A Hole in the Wall
The Piggy Girl
The Three Frogs
Baa! Baa!





LULU'S LIBRARY, Vol. II.

By Louisa M. Alcott

CONTENTS.

7 IThe Frost King and how the Fairies conquered him
25 IILilybell and Thistledown, or the Fairy Sleeping Beauty
50 IIIRipple, the Water Sprite
68 IVEva's Visit to Fairyland
91 VSunshine, and her Brothers and Sisters
101 VIThe Fairy Spring
122 VIIQueen Aster
135 VIIIThe Brownie and the Princess
173 IXMermaids
203 XLittle Bud
243 XIThe Flower's Story





LULU'S LIBRARY, VOL. III

By Louisa M. Alcott




CONTENTS

Recollections of My Childhood
A Christmas Turkey, and How It Came
The Silver Party
The Blind Lark
Music and Macaroni
The Little Red Purse
Sophie's Secret
Dolly's Bedstead
Trudel's Siege





COMIC TRAGEDIES

Written By "Jo" And "Meg"




CONTENTS.

Page

A Foreword, by Meg

7

Norna; or, The Witch's Curse

17

The Captive of Castile; or, The Moorish Maiden's Vow

97

The Greek Slave

149

Ion

211

Bianca: an Operatic Tragedy

261

The Unloved Wife; or, Woman's Faith

279





SILVER PITCHERS: AND INDEPENDENCE,

A Centennial Love Story.

By Louisa M. Alcott

1888.




CONTENTS

SILVER PITCHERS.
ANNA'S WHIM.
TRANSCENDENTAL WILD OATS.
THE ROMANCE OF A SUMMER DAY.
MY ROCOCO WATCH.
BY THE RIVER.
LETTY'S TRAMP.
SCARLET STOCKINGS.
INDEPENDENCE: A CENTENNIAL LOVE STORY.





SPINNING-WHEEL STORIES

By Louisa M. Alcott

1884

CONTENTS

  PAGE
Grandma's Story 1
Tabby's Table-cloth 25
Eli's Education 47
Onawandah 71
Little Things 91
The Banner of Beaumanoir 115
Jerseys; or, the Girl's Ghost 137
The Little House in the Garden 163
Daisy's Jewel-box, and How She filled it 187
Corny's Catamount 209
The Cooking-Class 233
The Hare and the Tortoise 255





LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, HER LIFE, LETTERS, AND JOURNALS

Edited By Ednah D Cheney

1889

CONTENTS

    Page
Introduction iii
Chapter.
I. Genealogy and Parentage 11
II. Childhood 16
III. Fruitlands 32
IV. The Sentimental Period 56
V. Authorship 75
VI. The Year of Good Luck 110
VII. "Hospital Sketches" 136
VIII. Europe, and "Little Women" 170
IX. Europe 204
X. Family Changes 263
XI. Last Years 329
XII. Conclusion 387





PROVERB STORIES

By Louisa M. Alcott

CONTENTS.

Kitty's Class Day 5
 
Aunt Kipp 26
 
Psyche's Art 55
 
A Country Christmas 84
 
On Picket Duty 124
 
The Baron's Gloves 156
 
My Red Cap 251
 
What the Bells Saw and Said 271





WORK: A STORY OF EXPERIENCE.

By Louisa M. Alcott

1901



CONTENTS

WORK: A STORY OF EXPERIENCE
CHAPTER I CHRISTIE
CHAPTER II SERVANT
CHAPTER III ACTRESS
CHAPTER IV GOVERNESS
CHAPTER V COMPANION
CHAPTER VI SEAMSTRESS
CHAPTER VII THROUGH THE MIST
CHAPTER VIII A CURE FOR DESPAIR.
CHAPTER IX MRSWILKINS'S MINISTER.
CHAPTER X BEGINNING AGAIN
CHAPTER XI IN THE STRAWBERRY BED.
CHAPTER XII CHRISTIE'S GALA
CHAPTER XIII WAKING UP
CHAPTER XIV WHICH?
CHAPTER XV MIDSUMMER
CHAPTER XVI MUSTERED IN
CHAPTER XVII THE COLONEL
CHAPTER XVIII SUNRISE
CHAPTER XIX LITTLE HEART'S-EASE.
CHAPTER XX AT FORTY







THE MYSTERIOUS KEY AND WHAT IT OPENED

By L.M. Alcott



CONTENTS

Chapter I. THE PROPHECY
Chapter II. PAUL
Chapter III. SECRET SERVICE
Chapter IV. VANISHED
Chapter V. A HERO
Chapter VI. FAIR HELEN
Chapter VII. THE SECRET KEY
Chapter VIII. WHICH?













WORK: A STORY OF EXPERIENCE.

By Louisa M. Alcott

AUTHOR OF "LITTLE WOMEN," "LITTLE MEN," "AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL," "HOSPITAL SKETCHES," ETC.

"An endless significance lies in work; in idleness alone is there perpetual despair."—CARLYLE.

BOSTON:

1901.

TO

MY MOTHER,

WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN A LONG LABOR OF LOVE, THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED

BY

HER DAUGHTER.

CONTENTS

WORK: A STORY OF EXPERIENCE

CHAPTER I—CHRISTIE

CHAPTER II—SERVANT

CHAPTER III—ACTRESS

CHAPTER IV—GOVERNESS

CHAPTER V—COMPANION

CHAPTER VI—SEAMSTRESS

CHAPTER VII—THROUGH THE MIST

CHAPTER VIII—A CURE FOR DESPAIR.

CHAPTER IX—MRSWILKINS'S MINISTER.

CHAPTER X—BEGINNING AGAIN

CHAPTER XI—IN THE STRAWBERRY BED.

CHAPTER XII—CHRISTIE'S GALA

CHAPTER XIII—WAKING UP

CHAPTER XIV—WHICH?

CHAPTER XV—MIDSUMMER

CHAPTER XVI—MUSTERED IN

CHAPTER XVII—THE COLONEL

CHAPTER XVIII—SUNRISE

CHAPTER XIX—LITTLE HEART'S-EASE.

CHAPTER XX—AT FORTY