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Comic Tragedies is a collection of works by the famous author of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott. The collection is a series of plays including: NORNA; OR, THE WITCH'S CURSE THE CAPTIVE OF CASTILE; OR, THE MOORISH MAIDEN'S VOW THE GREEK SLAVE ION BIANCA: AN OPERATIC TRAGEDY THE UNLOVED WIFE; OR, WOMAN'S FAITH Odin’s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind’s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama

Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will remember the elaborate plays which the March sisters loved to perform. This volume, published after Alcott's death, is a compilation of the real plays written by her and her sisters, which were fictionalized in Little Women.First Page:COMIC TRAGEDIESJo and Meg[Illustration: JO AND MEG.COPIES OF EARLY DAGUERREOTYPES."It was at this period of her life that she was violently attacked by a mania for the stage, and writing and enacting dramas. Her older sister, Anna, had the same taste, and assisted her in carrying out all her plans." Mrs. Cheney's Life of Louisa M. Alcott. ]COMIC TRAGEDIESWRITTEN BY "JO" AND "MEG" AND ACTED BY THE "LITTLE WOMEN"BOSTON ROBERTS BROTHERS 1893Copyright, 1893 , By Anna B. Pratt.University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.CONTENTS. PageA Foreword, by Meg ...

Excerpt from Comic TragediesStars of tin, sewed upon dark cambric, made a suit of shining armor. Sandals were cut from old boots. Strips of wood and silver paper were fashioned into daggers, swords, and spears, while from cardboard were created helmets, harps, guitars, and antique lamps, that were considered masterpieces of stage art.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A fun read for Alcott fans, ‘Comic Tragedies’ is five plays written and performed by the Alcott sisters, collected for publication by Anna Alcott Pratt after the death of her sister, Louisa May Alcott. Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after their positive reception, she did not generally return to creating works for adults. Alcott continued to write until her death.

Plays written and preformed by the Alcott sisters, collected for publication by Anna Alcott Pratt after the death of her sister, Louisa May Alcott. The Alcott sisters' dramatics were featured in Alcott's most popular novel, "Little Women." This book publishes the plays as those of the "Little Women" characters, though they were actually written and performed by the real-life Alcott sisters. The plays are in the same stylistic vein as Alcott's sensational thrillers, written for the popular press. Fun read for Alcott fans.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after their positive reception, she did not generally return to creating works for adults. Alcott continued to write until her death.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after their positive reception, she did not generally return to creating works for adults. Alcott continued to write until her death.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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“Comic Tragedies” is an 1893 collection of short stories by American author Louisa May Alcott. The stories include: “A Foreword, by Meg”, “Norna; or, The Witch's Curse”, “The Captive of Castile; or, The Moorish Maiden's Vow”, “The Greek Slave”, “Ion”, “Bianca: an Operatic Tragedy”, and “The Unloved Wife; or, Woman's Faith”. Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel “Little Women”, as well as its sequels “Little Men” and “Jo's Boys”. She grew up in New England and became associated with numerous notable intellectuals of her time, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Henry David Thoreau. This volume is highly recommended for short story lovers and constitutes a must-have for fans of Alcott's wonderful work. Other notable works by this author include: "An Old-Fashioned Girl" (1886), "Eight Cousins" (1869), and "A Long Fatal Love Chase" (1875). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.