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The Louisa Alcott Reader: A Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School

Louisa May Alcott

The stories introduce characters, such as Effie, who learns the joys of selflessness and appreciation of Christmas, gradually unfolding life lessons that engage the minds of children.

"The Louisa Alcott Reader: A Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School" by Louisa M. Alcott is a collection of children's stories. The stories introduce characters, such as Effie, who learns the joys of selflessness and appreciation of Christmas, gradually unfolding life lessons that engage the minds of children.

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"I'm so tired of Christmas I wish there never would be another one!" exclaimed a discontented-looking little girl, as she sat idly watching her mother arrange a pile of gifts two days before they were to be given.

"Why, Effie, what a dreadful thing to say! You are as bad as old Scrooge; and I'm afraid something will happen to you, as it did to him, if you don't care for dear Christmas," answered mamma, almost dropping the silver horn she was filling with delicious candies.

"Who was Scrooge? What happened to him?" asked Effie, with a glimmer of interest in her listless face, as she picked out the sourest lemon-drop she could find; for nothing sweet suited her just then.

"He was one of Dickens's best people, and you can read the charming story some day. He hated Christmas until a strange dream showed him how dear and beautiful it was, and made a better man of him."

"I shall read it; for I like dreams, and have a great many curious ones myself. But they don't keep me from being tired of Christmas," said Effie, poking discontentedly among the sweeties for something worth eating.

"Why are you tired of what should be the happiest time of all the year?" asked mamma, anxiously.

Contents

  1. 01I.
  2. 02A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True.
  3. 03II.
  4. 04The Candy Country.
  5. 05III.
  6. 06Naughty Jocko.
  7. 07IV.
  8. 08The Skipping Shoes.
  9. 09V.
  10. 10Cockyloo.
  11. 11VI.
  12. 12Rosy's Journey.
  13. 13VII.
  14. 14How They Ran Away.
  15. 15VIII.
  16. 16The Fairy Box.
  17. 17IX.
  18. 18A Hole in the Wall.
  19. 19X.
  20. 20The Piggy Girl.
  21. 21The Louisa Alcott Reader
  22. 22A Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School
  23. 23By Louisa M. Alcott
  24. 24I. A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True.
  25. 25II. The Candy Country.
  26. 26III. Naughty Jocko.
  27. 27IV. The Skipping Shoes.
  28. 28V. Cockyloo.
  29. 29VI. Rosy's Journey.
  30. 30VII. How They Ran Away.
  31. 31VIII. The Fairy Box.
  32. 32IX. A Hole in the Wall.
  33. 33Part I.
  34. 34"The sun and the wind, next to mother."
  35. 35Part II.
  36. 36Part III.
  37. 37X. The Piggy Girl.

About this edition

Author
Louisa May Alcott
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
166 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers