Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories

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Louisa M. Alcott
Author of Little Women, etc.
Originally published under the title
1882
Being forbidden to write anything at present I have collected various waifs and strays to appease the young people who clamor for more, forgetting that mortal brains need rest.
As many girls have asked to see what sort of tales Jo March wrote at the beginning of her career, I have added The Baron's Gloves, as a sample of the romantic rubbish which paid so well once upon a time. If it shows them what not to write it will not have been rescued from oblivion in vain.
A stitch in time saves nine.
O Pris, Pris, I'm really going! Here's the invitation—rough paper—Chapel—spreads—Lyceum Hall—everything splendid; and Jack to take care of me!
As Kitty burst into the room and performed a rapturous pas seul , waving the cards over her head, sister Priscilla looked up from her work with a smile of satisfaction on her quiet face.
Who invites you, dear?