{"product_id":"2940013517875","title":"A Garland for Girls","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAY FLOWERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN IVY SPRAY AND LADIES' SLIPPERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePANSIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWATER-LILIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePOPPIES AND WHEAT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLITTLE BUTTON-ROSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMOUNTAIN-LAUREL AND MAIDEN-HAIR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories were written for my own amusement during a period of\u003cbr\u003eenforced seclusion. The flowers which were my solace and pleasure\u003cbr\u003esuggested titles for the tales and gave an interest to the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf my girls find a little beauty or sunshine in these common\u003cbr\u003eblossoms, their old friend will not have made her Garland in vain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL.M. ALCOTT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSEPTEMBER, 1887.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAY FLOWERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing Boston girls, of course they got up a club for mental\u003cbr\u003eimprovement, and, as they were all descendants of the Pilgrim\u003cbr\u003eFathers, they called it the Mayflower Club. A very good name, and\u003cbr\u003ethe six young girls who were members of it made a very pretty posy\u003cbr\u003ewhen they met together, once a week, to sew, and read well-chosen\u003cbr\u003ebooks. At the first meeting of the season, after being separated all\u003cbr\u003esummer, there was a good deal of gossip to be attended to before the\u003cbr\u003equestion, \"What shall we read?\" came up for serious discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Winslow, as president, began by proposing \"Happy Dodd;\" but a\u003cbr\u003echorus of \"I've read it!\" made her turn to her list for another\u003cbr\u003etitle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'Prisoners of Poverty' is all about workingwomen, very true and\u003cbr\u003every sad; but Mamma said it might do us good to know something of\u003cbr\u003ethe hard times other girls have,\" said Anna, soberly; for she was a\u003cbr\u003ethoughtful creature, very anxious to do her duty in all ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'd rather not know about sad things, since I can't help to make\u003cbr\u003ethem any better,\" answered Ella Carver, softly patting the apple\u003cbr\u003eblossoms she was embroidering on a bit of blue satin.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183025930480,"sku":"2940013517875","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013517875_p0.jpg?v=1763582253","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013517875","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}