num_pages: 283
description: A delightful collection of sketches by Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), the author best known as the creator of Little Women. 'Hospital Sketches', an engaging and deeply moving account of her service as an army nurse during the Civil War. 'Letters From The Mountains', chronicles her misadventure-filled vacation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Alcott's European travel reports - 'Up The Rhine', 'Life In A Pension', 'A Royal Governess' and 'Recent Exciting Scenes In Rome' - are among her finest comic performances. Alcott also wrote a number of captivating sketches for young readers.
language: English
title: The Sketches of Louisa May Alcott
titlecomplete: The Sketches of Louisa May Alcott
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Ironweed Pr Inc