Here are 9 engaging short stories from Louisa May Alcott (of Little Women fame), all period pieces, some of them somewhat autobiographical, all packed with wisdom, nostalgia, humor, romance and adventure, on subjects dripping with early American history such as temperance, European travel, rural life, young love, the American Centennial celebration, etc. (Summary by Michele Fry)
Chapters
1 I. Silver Pitchers, Chapters 1 and 2 25 min 2 II. Silver Pitchers, Chapters 3 and 4 26 min 3 III. Silver Pitchers, Chapters 5 and 6 26 min 4 IV. Anna's Whim, Part 1 25 min 5 V. Anna's Whim, Part 2 25 min 6 VI. Anna's Whim, Part 3 19 min 7 VII. Transcendental Wild Oats, Part 1 22 min 8 VIII. Transcendental Wild Oats, Part 2 28 min 9 IX. The Romance of a Summer Day, Part 1 16 min 10 X. The Romance of a Summer Day, Part 2 19 min 11 XI. The Romance of a Summer Day, Part 3 23 min 12 XII. My Rococo Watch 23 min 13 XIII. By The River, Chapter 1 21 min 14 XIV. By The River, Chapter 2 15 min 15 XV. By The River, Chapter 3 19 min 16 XVI. Letty's Tramp, Chapter 1 16 min 17 XVII. Letty's Tramp, Chapter 2 29 min 18 XVIII. Scarlet Stockings, Ch.1, How They Walked Into Lennox's Life 15 min 19 XIX. Scarlet Stockings, Ch.2, Where They Led Him 23 min 20 XX. Scarlet Stockings, Ch.3, What Became Of Them 14 min 21 XXI. Independence: A Centennial Love Story, Ch.1, Miss Dolly 22 min 22 XXII. Independence: A Centennial Love Story, Ch.2, A Cinder and a Spark 32 min 23 XXIII. Independence: A Centennial Love Story, Ch.3, Confidential 28 min 24 XXIV. Independence: A Centennial Love Story, Ch.4, April Fools 14 min 25 XXV. Independence: A Centennial Love Story, Ch.5, The Declaration of Independence 19 min 26 XXVI. Independence: A Centennial Love Story, Ch.6, Peace Is Declared 11 min
