Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 6: Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful
by Louisa May Alcott
The Meg, Jo, Amy, and a reluctant Beth pay a visit to Mr. Laurence's home.
The Meg, Jo, Amy, and a reluctant Beth pay a visit to Mr. Laurence's home.
Barton Park is a very open and elegant home, and Sir John and his wife are never without a good many guests. Mrs. Jennings and Colonel Brandon are introduced and described.
Foreword to the text giving explanation of the books title.
The narrator describes the moonlit nights leading up to March and thereafter.
Written as a play, this is a story about neighbors who do not get along. The hedgehog challenges the hare to a contest. The contest is used to settle the differences between the neighbors. However, is the means fair?
Becky gets acquainted with the Sedley household.
Excerpt from Frederick Douglass' speech outlining the hypocritical nature of slavery in the United States of America.
The year ends and Muriel and the narrator mourn the death of Arthur.
More about life on Lloyd's Plantation.
George and a client take a tour of a local tenement. George meets his father-in-law to ensure a good price on a future purchase. George decides to have a conversation about "morals" with his son.
"The whole question of choosing one’s next working hypothesis has been fogged, owing to people’s neglect of a very simple principle..."
The narrator describes the different kinds of flora that grow in the spring.
As they make their escape, Hump instructs Maud on the finer aspects of sailing and steering. Hump, although concerned with the nature of their situation, remains unafraid.
While sitting on a fallen column, the four friends admire the moonlight.
Dobbin assists Amelia and George.
The author explains the Icelandic and Germanic background of the tale of Siegfried, and how he added his own flavor to it.
The wind off the Florida Shore touches every part of the landscape.
Old Osborne has his own plan for George. George defies his father wishes.
Tom fills in the others on what caused his disappearance. Harry continues to look for the man he promised to help. The girls set out on the river again, this time with Harry in tow, and find another man on the river.
A bamboo cutter finds a small, luminescent girl, and raises her as Princess Moonlight. She refuses all suitors, befriends the Emperor, and eventually returns to her rightful home, the Moon.
An innocent squirrel accused of stealing nuts is forced down a hole in a tree, where he meets a friendly chipmunk.
Laertes counsels Ophelia in matters of the heart. Polonius gives his son some fatherly advice before he departs.
Quasimodo's love for Claude Frollo is examined further.