Shawl-Straps: A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag
Author: first_name: Louisa May
last_name: Alcott
Language: English
Year: 1895

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, and Lavinia, three sisters who are travelling in Europe. The book is based on Louisa May Alcott's own travels with her sister. She states in the preface:<br><br>

"There is a sort of fate about writing books of travel which it is impossible to escape. It is vain to declare that no inducement will bribe one to do it, that there is nothing new to tell, and