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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.

The frost king and how the fairies conquered him. Lilybell and Thistledown. Ripple, the water sprite. Eva's visit to fairy land. Sunshine, and her brothers and sisters. The fairy spring. Queen Aster. The brownie and the princess. Mermaids. Little Bud. The flower's story---THE Queen sat upon her throne, and all the fairies from the four kingdoms were gathered for a grand council. A very important question was to be decided, and the bravest, wisest elves were met to see what could be done.The Frost King made war upon the flowers; and it was a great grief to Queen Blossom and her subjects to see their darlings die year after year, instead of enjoying one long summer, as they might have done but for him. She had sent messengers with splendid gifts, and had begged him to stop this dreadful war, which made autumn so sad and left the fields strewn with dead flowers. But he sent back the gifts, sternly refused her prayers, and went on with his cruel work; because he was a tyrant, and loved to destroy innocent things." My subjects, we will try once more," said the Queen, " if any one can propose a plan that will touch his hard heart and make him kind to the dear flowers."Then there was a great rustling of wings and murmuring of voices; for all the elves were much excited, and each wanted to propose something. The Queen listened, but none of the plans seemed wise, and she was sadly perplexed, when her favorite maid of honor, the lovely Star, came and knelt before her, saying, while her face shone and her voice trembled with the earnestness of her words, " Dear Queen, let me go aloneto the Frost King and try what love will do. We have sent presents and prayers by messengers who feared and hated him, and he would not receive them; but we have not tried to make him love us, nor shown him how beautiful his land might be, by patiently changing that dreary place, and teaching his people to plant flowers, not to kill them. I am not afraid ; let me go and try my plan, for love is very powerful, and I know he has a heart if we can only find it.""You may go, dear Star," answered the Queen, " and see if you can conquer him. But if any harm happens to you, we will come with our whole army and fight this cruel King till he is conquered."At these brave words all the elves cheered, and General Sun, the great warrior, waved his sword as if longing to go to battle at once. They gathered about Star,—some to praise and caress her, some to warn her of the dangers of her task, others to tell her the way, and every one to wish her success; for fairies are gentle little creatures, and believe heartily in the power of love.....

These stories were told to a little girl during a quiet hour before bedtime. They became such favorites with her and her friends that they were written down in a series of books called LULU'S LIBRARY. These books are ideal as a Christmas gift to boys and girls of all ages. These are fantastic stories for young children. This is the second volume in this series. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of these great stories. This edition is amply illustrated.

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.

Excerpt from Lulu's Library, Vol. 2Most of these stories were written at six teen for my younger sisters and their playmates, the little Emersons and Channings, and appeared some years later under the name of Flower Fables. With some additions they are now republished for the amusement of those.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.

American novelist Louisa May Alcott is best known for her classic coming-of-age novel Little Women, and its sequels Little Men and Jo s Boys. "Lulu's Library" is a three-volume set of short stories that were originally told to Alcott's young niece as bedtime stories; as such, they are written at a slightly younger reading level than the author's more familiar children's novels. The tales fall into three categories: traditional fairy stories (of the "little beings living down at the end of the garden" type), stories in which the characters have magical adventures, and more realistic stories set firmly in the real world. Includes vintage illustration!

These stories were told to a little girl during a quiet hour before bedtime. They became such favorites with her and her friends that they were written down in a series of books called LULU'S LIBRARY. These books are ideal as a Christmas gift to boys and girls of all ages. These are fantastic stories for young children. This is the second volume in this series. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of these great stories. This edition is amply illustrated.

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