A Garland for Girls
Louisa May Alcott
Read by Lorelle Anderson
"These stories were written for my own amusement during a period of enforced seclusion. The flowers which were my solace and pleasure suggested titles for the tales and gave an interest to the work.
If my girls find a little beauty or sunshine in these common blossoms, their old friend will not have made her Garland in vain." - L.M. Alcott, September, 1887 (6 hr 9 min)
Chapters
| May Flowers | 1:01:57 | Read by Lorelle Anderson |
| An Ivy Spray & Ladies Slippers | 40:10 | Read by Lorelle Anderson |
| Pansies | 36:35 | Read by Lorelle Anderson |
| Water-Lillies | 50:38 | Read by Lorelle Anderson |
| Poppies & Wheat | 59:21 | Read by Lorelle Anderson |
| Little Button-Rose | 1:07:41 | Read by Lorelle Anderson |
| Mountain-Laurel & Maiden-Hair | 53:02 | Read by Lorelle Anderson |
Reviews
age old wisdom and gorgeous reading!
A LibriVox Listener
Louisa May Alcott is one of my favorite authors, and this is at her best! Words of wisdom that still ring true for girls, plus a pretty story line. My favorite was 'Poppies And Wheat'. Amazing and beautiful job reading, Lorelle Anderson, and thanks so much!
Sweet bpok of short stories well read
Kayshy
I hadn't ever heard this compilation of Louisa May Alcott's short stories for girls. The stories were all fine and full of good lessons, typical of the author. The reader was excellent. Well worth the time.
Amazing book for young teen girls
Maria I
Thise short stories book is full of wonderful lessons and life examples which can give teen girls a new view of life. It cultivates moral values and the plot of each story makes it interesting and pleasant to listen. I thank very much to Lorelle Anderson for her excellent reading!
Thank you
Sarah
A nice collection of old-fashioned stories in a similar style to Little Women. I found them gentle and uplifting. Thanks to Lorelle Anderson for the reading, which was clear and smoothly done, and I thought the characters’ voices and their different tones were captured very effectively.
sweet
Sydney Nemetchek
Louisa May Alcott is one of my favorite authors, and a garland for girls is no exception . It has a good mixture of everything a girl should be reading. It is so sweet 🪻 I think my favorite is waterlilys
Sweet
Phxjennifer
These stories can be a bit preachy, and they are written for Middle-Schoolers, so I can't say that they really appealed to me. The narration was very good, though.
Sherry Woomert
Who writes like this anymore? These are not destructive, distopian, discouraging stories, but rather hopeful, sweet and encouraging to those who are thankful for beauty and rest.
Beautiful Blooms
Jill Goodrich
A lovely bouquet of blossoms that will encourage girls both young and old to bloom wither they're planted.