Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

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Louisa May Alcott



Little Women is the classic story of The March family, which consists of Mr. and Mrs. March and their four girls--Practical, yet fashion con…

Little Women (version 3 dramatic reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



Louisa May Alcott's beloved 1868 novel is about the four March girls - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy - who are growing up in Massachusetts during t…

Little Men

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Little Men (published 1871) is considered the second book of the Little Women trilogy written by Louisa May Alcott. (The book Good Wives (18…

An Old-Fashioned Girl

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Louisa May Alcott



Polly Milton, a 14-year-old country girl, visits her friend Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time. Poor Polly is …

Little Women (version 2)

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Louisa May Alcott



This story follows the lives of four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Set in the tumultuous days of the American Civil war, readers grow to lo…

Rose in Bloom

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Louisa May Alcott



Opening several years after the close of "Eight Cousins", we find Rose coming home fresh from a voyage overseas, to find much chan…

Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power

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Louisa May Alcott



Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will remember that her heroine Jo wrote racy novels before turning her hand to more "serious&q…

Eight Cousins

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Louisa May Alcott



This is the story of Rose, a rich but lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and sent to live with her maiden aunts. When Ros…

Jo's Boys

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Jo's Boys is the third book in the Little Women trilogy by Louisa May Alcott, published in 1886. In it, Jo's "children", now grown…

The Mysterious Key and What It Opened

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Louisa May Alcott



In this delightful short story, we discover the secrets of the Trevlyn family. 'The Mysterious Key and What it Opened' is a mystery entwined…

Good Wives

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Louisa May Alcott



Louisa May Alcott's overwhelming success dated from the appearance of the first part of Little Women: or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, (1868) a sem…

Jack and Jill

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Louisa May Alcott



Jack and Jill went up a hillTo coast with fun and laughter.Jack fell down and broke his crown,And Jill came tumbling after.When Jack and Jil…

Pauline's Passion and Punishment

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Louisa May Alcott



Before she wrote Little Women and Little Men, Louisa, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, had this `blood and thunder' thriller (as sh…

Under the Lilacs

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When two young girls decide to have a tea party with their dolls and a mysterious dog comes and eats their prized cake, they end up finding …

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Dramatic Reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



When a neighbor brings word that Grandma is sick, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett hurry off to tend to her, leaving their seven children to prepare for…

Little Men (Version 3, Dramatic Reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



Jo March's dreams of opening a home for boys comes true as she finds herself the mistress of Plumfield, a boarding school for children -- wh…

Shoes and Stockings: A Collection of Short Stories

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Louisa May Alcott



Here are tales of love and war, modesty and frivolity, laughter and tears. Louisa May Alcott wrote many, many short stories. This collection…

A Garland for Girls

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Louisa May Alcott



"These stories were written for my own amusement during a period of enforced seclusion. The flowers which were my solace and pleasure s…

Little Men (version 2)

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Louisa May Alcott



Little Men follows the life of Jo Bhaer and the students who live and learn at the Plumfield Estate School that she runs with her husband, P…

Eight Cousins (Version 2)

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Louisa May Alcott



This is the story of Rose Campbell, a rich but lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and sent to live with her maiden aunts.…

Hospital Sketches

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Louisa May Alcott



Alcott in 1862 served as a nurse in Georgetown, D.C during the Civil War. She wrote home what she observed there. Those harrowing and someti…

Little Women (version 4)

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Louisa May Alcott



Little Women is the classic story of the March family, which consists of Mr. and Mrs. March and their four girls–Practical, yet fashion cons…

Aunt Jo's Scrapbag

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Louisa May Alcott



A collection of short stories by Louisa May Alcott that were written with the intent to entertain the whole family and to fill children's he…

Jo's Boys (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



Jo’s little men and women are grown up and entering new stages of life. Along with discovering their individual niches, there are lots of le…

Spinning-Wheel Stories

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Louisa May Alcott



A group of stories-within-a-story, told in the classic Louisa May Alcott style."I've a little cold," said the old lady, "and …

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 01

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Various and Edmondo De Amicis



The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Les Quatre filles du docteur Marsch

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Louisa May Alcott



Roman célèbre écrit en français par P.-J. STAHL (Pierre-Jules HETZEL), d’après le texte si connu de Louis…

An Old-Fashioned Girl (Version 3 Dramatic Reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



When country girl Polly Milton comes to visit her friend Fanny Shaw, city life isn’t all she had hoped it would be. Thrown in the middle of …

Under the Lilacs (version 2)

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Louisa May Alcott



Under the Lilacs is a tale of friendship and adventure from celebrated author Louisa May Alcott.When sisters Bab and Betty Moss decide to ha…

An Old-Fashioned Girl (version 2)

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Louisa May Alcott



Country-girl Polly Milton visits her fashionable cousins in the city, who make fun of her old-fashioned values. Will Polly adapt to city lif…

Work: A Story of Experience

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Louisa May Alcott



It is one of "several nineteenth-century novels [which] uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era, as well as the …

Flower Fables

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Flower Fables is Louisa May Alcott's first book, penned at 16 for Ralph Waldo Emerson's daughter, Ellen.(Summary by Clarica)

Shawl-Straps: A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag

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Louisa May Alcott



Unlike the other volumes in this series, which are books of childrens' stories, Shawl-Straps is a novel. It is the story of Amanda, Matilda,…

Comic Tragedies

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Louisa May Alcott



Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will remember the elaborate plays which the March sisters loved to perform. This volume, published …

Under the Lilacs (version 3, dramatic reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



When a raggedy boy from the circus limps into the lives of the Moss family, he is unlike any child they have ever met. With his devoted and …

The Abbot's Ghost or Maurice Treherne's Temptation

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Louisa May Alcott



Written by Louisa May Alcott under her pseudonym, A. M. Barnard, this Christmas story deals with the themes of love and defending one's hono…

Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5

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Louisa May Alcott



A book of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Eight Cousins. It includes Two Little Travellers, a story about two…

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 034

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Various



A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up yo…

LibriVox 8th Anniversary Collection

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm



For the past few years we have celebrated the anniversary of LibriVox with a collection loosely themed on the number of the anniversary year…

Eight Cousins (Version 3)

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Louisa May Alcott



Eight Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and…

Moods

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"Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the wor…

Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Vol. 6

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The last volume of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag is another collection of stories by Louisa May Alcott. From preparing for Thanksgiving (with your par…

4 Stories by Louisa May Alcott

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Louisa May Alcott



Here are four delightful short stories written by the famous author specifically for girls. As she says in the tiny preface "These stor…

Little Men (Version 4 Dramatic Reading)

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Little Men is the sequel to Louisa May Alcott's bestselling book Little Women. It opens as Jo March and her husband Fritz Bhaer begin a scho…

American Women's Literature, 1847 to 1922

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This is a collection of 20 short stories and long-form poetry by American women writers. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Short Story Collection Vol. 028

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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 028: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047

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Various and Plato



Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought -- Plato, A…

Lullaby

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Louisa May Alcott



LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Lullaby by Louisa May Alcott. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 4th, 2009.

My Doves

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Louisa May Alcott



LibriVox volunteers bring you eleven readings of My Doves, by Louisa May Alcott. This was the fortnightly poem for December 21, 2014 - Janua…

A Song from the Suds

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Louisa May Alcott



LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 readings of A Song from the Suds, by Louisa May Alcott, author of novels like Little Women. This was the fo…

Onder Moeders Vleugels

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Louisa May Alcott



Vrolijk Amerikaans gezinsverhaal over de vier zusjes March die zo verschillend zijn en toch eendrachtig hun moeder helpen terwijl vader in d…

Jack and Jill (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



When Jack and Jill tumble off their sled on the first good snow of the season, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months, pu…

Short Poetry Collection 119

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Walt Whitman



This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2013.

Short Poetry Collection 125

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Various



This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2013.

Favourite Chapters Collection 001

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Friedrich Nietzsche



A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…

Short Poetry Collection 105

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G. K. Chesterton



This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 097

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Robert Frost



This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2011.

Short Poetry Collection 106

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G. K. Chesterton



This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2012.

Favourite Chapters Collection 002

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Various



A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…

Short Poetry Collection 149

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Various



This is a collection of 38 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2015.

Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story

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Louisa May Alcott



Here are 9 engaging short stories from Louisa May Alcott (of Little Women fame), all period pieces, some of them somewhat autobiographical, …

Short Poetry Collection 085

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Various



This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2010.

LibriVox 10th Anniversary Collection

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This year is the 10th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox and to celebrate, readers have found and recorded 100 items with a connection to t…

A Whisper in the Dark

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Louisa May Alcott



A Whisper in the Dark was published anonymously in 1877 and again in 1889, this time attributed to Louisa May Alcott, along with A Modern Me…

Eight Cousins (Version 4 Dramatic Reading)

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Louisa May Alcott



When frail, sickly Rose Campbell is left an orphan following the death of her father, she moves with her eccentric bachelor uncle to a place…

Short Story Collection Vol. 102

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Here we present the 102nd Short Story Collection, comprised of stories selected by Librivox readers. Algernon Blackwood, Saki and Anton Chek…

Rose in Bloom, Version 2

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Louisa May Alcott



Rose in Bloom is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published in 1876 and is a sequel to Eight Cousins. It depicts the story of a nineteenth-centu…

Short Story Collection Vol. 105

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Various



This collection is for any short story in the English Language in the public domain, selected and read by Librivox volunteers. This collecti…

Short Poetry Collection 084

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Various



This is an open collection of poems for the months of November and December 2009.

Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 3

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Louisa May Alcott



The third volume of the "Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag" series contains 10 delightful short stories for children by American writer Louisa M…

First Chapter Collection 006

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The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…

Short Poetry Collection 148

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Various



This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2015.

Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 003

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Various



Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…

A Modern Mephistopheles

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Louisa May Alcott



One of our favorite authors give us this book of lies, greed and lust. Originally published under a pen name. However, the author considered…

Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 4

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Louisa May Alcott



Volume 4 of Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag contains 12 short stories for children by American writer Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women. Althoug…

Short Poetry Collection 214

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Various



This is a collection of 59 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2021.

Children's Short Works, Vol. 043

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm



Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 043: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Children's Short Works, Vol. 049

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Various



Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 049: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Short Poetry Collection 203

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Various



This is a collection of 63 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 132

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Various



This is a collection of 19 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2014.

Children's Short Works, Vol. 044

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Various



Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 044: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Short Poetry Collection 209

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Phyllis Brown



This is a collection of 64 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2020. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this …

Short Poetry Collection 218

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Various



This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2021.

Children's Short Works, Vol. 048

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Various



Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 048: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Flower Fables - Version 2

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Louisa May Alcott



A Queen of fairy subjects asks her Maids of Honor to tell stories while they wait for the sun to rise. Tales including The Frost King of The…

Short Poetry Collection 226

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Various



This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2022.

Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 005

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Various



LibriVox readers bring you 10 full-cast productions: from stories and fables for children, to a comical, self-satirizing play; from short my…

Lulu's Library, Volume 1

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Louisa May Alcott



All but three of these stories were told to my little niece during our quiet hour before bedtime. They became such favorites with her and he…