Louisa Alcott: LITTLE WOMEN (With Original Illustrations)

Louisa May Alcott

(With Original Illustrations)

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Part First.

CHAPTER I.— PLAYING PILGRIMS

CHAPTER II.— A MERRY CHRISTMAS

CHAPTER III.— THE LAURENCE BOY

CHAPTER IV.— BURDENS

CHAPTER V.— BEING NEIGHBORLY

CHAPTER VI.— BETH FINDS THE PALACE BEAUTIFUL

CHAPTER VII.— AMY'S VALLEY OF HUMILIATION

CHAPTER VIII.— JO MEETS APOLLYON

CHAPTER IX.— MEG GOES TO VANITY FAIR

CHAPTER X.— THE P. C. AND P. O

CHAPTER XI.— EXPERIMENTS

CHAPTER XII.— CAMP LAURENCE

CHAPTER XIII.— CASTLES IN THE AIR

CHAPTER XIV.— SECRETS

CHAPTER XV.— A TELEGRAM

CHAPTER XVI.— LETTERS

CHAPTER XVII.— LITTLE FAITHFUL

CHAPTER XVIII.— DARK DAYS

CHAPTER XIX.— AMY'S WILL

CHAPTER XX.— CONFIDENTIAL

CHAPTER XXI.— LAURIE MAKES MISCHIEF, AND JO MAKES PEACE

CHAPTER XXII.— PLEASANT MEADOWS

CHAPTER XXIII.— AUNT MARCH SETTLES THE QUESTION

The Second Part

CHAPTER XXIV.— GOSSIP

CHAPTER XXV.— THE FIRST WEDDING

CHAPTER XXVI.— ARTISTIC ATTEMPTS

CHAPTER XXVII.— LITERARY LESSONS

CHAPTER XXVIII.— DOMESTIC EXPERIENCES

CHAPTER XXIX.— CALLS

CHAPTER XXX.— CONSEQUENCES

CHAPTER XXXI.— OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

CHAPTER XXXII.— TENDER TROUBLES

CHAPTER XXXIII.— JO'S JOURNAL

CHAPTER XXXIV.— A FRIEND

CHAPTER XXXV.— HEARTACHE

CHAPTER XXXVI.— BETH'S SECRET

CHAPTER XXXVII.— NEW IMPRESSIONS

CHAPTER XXXVIII.— ON THE SHELF

CHAPTER XXXIX.— LAZY LAURENCE

CHAPTER XL.— THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

CHAPTER XLI.— LEARNING TO FORGET

CHAPTER XLII.— ALL ALONE

CHAPTER XLIII.— SURPRISES

CHAPTER XLIV.— MY LORD AND LADY

CHAPTER XLV.— DAISY AND DEMI

CHAPTER XLVI.— UNDER THE UMBRELLA

CHAPTER XLVII.— HARVEST TIME

[The Illustrations, designed by Frank T. Merrill, drawn, engraved, and printed under the supervision of George T. Andrew.]

Frontispiece: They all drew to the fire, mother in the big chair,with Beth at her feet

Preface

List of illustrations

Tail-piece to Illustrations

Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents

Beth put a pair of slippers down to warm

I used to be so frightened when it was my turn to sit in the big chair

Do it this way, clasp your hands so

It was a cheerful, hopeful letter

How you used to play Pilgrim's Progress

No one but Beth could get much music out of the old piano

At nine they stopped work and sung as usual

Merry Christmas

The procession set out

Out came Meg with gray horse-hair hanging about her face

A little figure in cloudy white

The lovers kneeling to receive Don Pedro's blessing

We talked over the fence

Tail-piece

Eating apples and crying over the "Heir of Redclyffe"

Jo undertook to pinch the papered locks

Mrs. Gardiner greeted them

Face to face with the Laurence boy

They sat down on the stairs

Tell about the party

The kitten stuck like a burr just out of reach

Curling herself up in the big chair

Reading that everlasting Belsham

He took her by the ear! by the ear!

Mr. Laurence hooked up a big fish

Tail-piece

Being neighborly

Laurie opened the window

Poll tweaked off his wig

Putting his finger under her chin

Please give these to your mother

Tail-piece

O sir, they do care very much

Mr. Laurence often opened his study door

She put both arms around his neck and kissed him

The Cyclops

Amy bore without flinching several tingling blows

You do know her

Girls, where are you going?

I burnt it up

Held Amy up by his arms and hockey

Packing the go abroady trunk

Meg's partner appeared

Asked to be introduced

I wouldn't, Meg

Holding a hand of each, Mrs. March said, &c.

Mr. Pickwick

Jo threw open the door of the closet

Jo spent the morning on the river

Amy sat down to draw

O Pip! O Pip!

Miss Crocker made a wry face

We'll work like bees

Beth was post-mistress

Amy capped the climax by putting a clothes-pin on her nose

Mr. Laurence waving his hat

Now, Miss Jo, I'll settle you

A very merry lunch it was

He went prancing down a quiet street

"Oh, rise," she said

A stunning blow from the big Greek lexicon

The Portuguese walked the plank

Will you give me a rose?

Miss Kate put up her glass

Ellen Tree

Tail-piece

Swinging to and fro in his hammock

It was rather a pretty little picture

Waved a brake before her face

I see him bow and smile

Tail-piece

Jo was very busy

Hurrah for Miss March

Jo darted away

Jo laid herself on the sofa and affected to read