The Christmas Stories of Louisa May Alcott

Many great writers are defined and remembered by one piece of work that embeds itself into the culture and continues to be enjoyed by every generation since its publication. For Louisa May Alcott, it was the brilliant book Little Women.

But Alcott was also a poet and a short story writer, and here are gathered nineteen of her Christmas stories that present her in a very different light and showcase a breadth of talent and experience that still delights to this very day.

Stories included here are: "Gwen's Adventure in the Snow," "Rosa's Tale," "What Polly Found in Her Stocking," "A Hospital Christmas," "A Country Christmas, "Mrs. Podgers' Teapot," Peace from Heaven," "The Quiet Little Women," "A Christmas Dream and How It Came True," "A Song," "Kate's Choice," "Bertie's Box," "What Love Can Do," "Tessa's Surprises," "A Christmas Turkey," "Becky's Christmas Dream," "A Merry Christmas (from Little Women)," "A New Way to Spend Christmas," and "Tilly's Christmas."