Alcott wrote these stories during a period of enforced seclusion, naming each after the flowers that consoled her. Six Boston girls of the Mayflower Club look for something better than gossip to read; other tales follow girls among poppies and wheat, by the water-lilies of the shore and on mountain-laurel slopes, each learning to put talent and kindness to use.
Late Alcott, written in 1887, warm with the same values as Little Women. Download the free EPUB.