Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

"I like good strong words that mean something," replied Jo, catching her hat as it took a leap off ...

made her feel bitter toward everyone sometimes, for she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the b ...

Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid. What it was, she had no idea as yet, but left i ...

hard to learn, and practiced away so patiently at the jingling old instrument, that it did seem as if som ...

instead of a blue bonnet, unbecoming gowns, and fussy aprons that did not fit. Everything was good, well mad ...

told me to read a bit and show what frivolous work I preferred to the worthy and instructive Belsham. ...

what do you think he did? He took her by the ear—the ear! Just fancy how horrid!—and led her to the reci ...

"'You have done a great deal for your country, sir,' I said, feeling respect now, instead of pity ...

that even carnelian rings were not so valuable as good behavior. So they agreed to stop complaini ...

like to doze by the fire. I like adventures, and I'm going to find some." Meg went back to toast h ...

black head leaning on a thin hand at the upper window. "There he is," thought Jo, "Poor boy! All alon ...

"So I do! Will you come, please?" cried Laurie. "I'm not quiet and nice, but I'll come, if Mother will ...

and the bottles there, and your sofa turned from the light, and the pillows plumped up a ...

had been so simply taught that there was no nonsense in her head, and at fifteen she was as innocent and ...

Laurie opened his mouth to ask another question, but remembering just in time that it wasn't manners to make ...

"What richness!" sighed Jo, sinking into the depth of a velour chair and gazing about her with an ...

to run away possessed her, but that was cowardly, and the girls would laugh at her, so she resolved t ...

"Tut, tut, tut! That was the boy's affair. How is the poor woman?" "Doing nicely, sir." And off went Jo, ...

If the Laurences had been what Jo called 'prim and poky', she would not have got on at all, for such peo ...

"No, it was me. He doesn't like to hear me play." "Why not?" "I'll tell you some day. John is goi ...