Unique Elements About the Author Commentaries Biographical Article A CHARMING Storybook for children by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. LULU'S LIBRARY, VOLUME 3 by AMERICAN author LOUISA MAY ALCOTT is a book of short stories for children first published in 1889 in the UNITED STATES. The third volume, published in 1889, posthumously, features nine stories, including "Recollections Of My Childhood," "A Christmas Turkey, And How It Came," and "The Little Red Purse." Sneak Peak 'One of my earliest memories is of playing with books in my father's study, -building towers and bridges of the big dictionaries, looking at pictures, pretending to read, and scribbling on blank pages whenever pen or pencil could be found. Many of these first attempts at authorship still exist; and I often wonder if these childish plays did not influence my after-life, since books have been my greatest comfort, castle-building a never-failing delight, and scribbling a very profitable amusement.' Title Details Originally published in 1889. Short stories for children