A Merry Christmas: An Excerpt from Little Women is the famous Christmas scene (Chapter Two) from the immortal Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women. The four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy and their mother, celebrate Christmas without their father who has gone to war. Newly impoverished after father's financial loss, the sisters work outside the home for money to support the family, and rediscover the true meaning of Christmas in the ...
In «A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True», Ten-year-old Effie lives a comfortable life and experiences Christmases filled with delicious treats and wonderful toys. One night she has a dream that forever changes the meaning of Christmas for her. Encountering a group of underprivileged children, she is inspired to give them a Christmas they will never forget. ...
In «Gwen's Adventure in the Snow», Gwen and her siblings set out on a winter evening's sleigh ride only to encounter bad weather. Taking shelter in their country house to wait out the snowstorm, the group builds a fire, makes a picnic from the house's reserves and shares stories to allay each other's fears. ...
In «A Country Christmas», Louisa May Alcott tells the story of Sophie, a debutante from the city who travels to rural Vermont to spend Christmas with her cousins Saul and Ruth. Though apprehensive at first, Sophie learns that the charms of celebrating Christmas in the country are many. ...
In «Mrs. Podgers' Teapot», an old woman and her boarder take in an orphan on a cold winter's night. The child's natural spirit of generosity moves Mrs. Podgers, and helps her find true happiness at Christmas. ...
These three Christmas poems by Little Women author Louisa May Alcott are full of the magical holiday spirit and will warm the hearts of readers during the holidays. ...
In «A Hospital Christmas» a Civil War-era hospital is the setting for a Christmas story about caring for others, thinking positively and how sharing can make Christmas meaningful for those who have little. ...
In «The Quiet Little Woman» a lonely orphan girl named Patty, desires only for a family to love her. When a family finally does come for Patty, she learns it is because they need a servant. But it happens that there is one person who cares about Patty, whose life will soon change forever. Written as a gift to five earnest fans of «Little Women», this Louisa May Alcott Christmas story has become a holiday classic. ...
