fairyland. Flowers bloomed, forests arose, music
sounded, and lovers exchanged their vows by moonlight.
Nothing was too ambitious to attempt,--armor, gondolas,
harps, towers, and palaces grew as if by magic, and
wonderful scenes of valor and devotion were enacted before
admiring audiences.

Jo, of course, played the villains, ghosts, bandits, and
disdainful queens; for her tragedy-loving soul delighted in
the lurid parts, and no drama was perfect in her eyes
without a touch of the demonic or supernatural. Meg loved
the sentimental roles, the tender maiden with the airy robes
and flowing locks, who made impossible sacrifices for ideal
lovers, or the cavalier, singing soft serenades and
performing lofty acts of gallantry and prowess. Amy was the
fairy sprite, while Beth enacted the page or messenger when
the scene required their aid.

From the little stage library, still extant, the following
plays have been selected as fair examples of the work of
these children of sixteen and seventeen. With some slight
changes and omissions, they remain as written more than
forty years ago by Meg and Jo, so dear to the hearts of many
other "Little Women."

_For sale by all booksellers, and mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price
by the publishers_,

LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY,

BOSTON.

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each girl would like to act out in reality.--_The Critic._

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pictures its nobler traits with more skill.--_Boston Daily Advertiser._

THE NEW YEAR'S BARGAIN. A Christmas Story for Children. With
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WHAT KATY DID. A Story. With Illustrations by ADDIE LEDYARD. 16mo.
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NINE LITTLE GOSLINGS. With Illustrations by J. A. MITCHELL. 16mo. $1.25.

EYEBRIGHT. A Story. With Illustrations. 16mo. $1.25.

CROSS PATCH. With Illustrations. 16mo. $1.25.

A ROUND DOZEN. With Illustrations. 16mo. $1.25.

A LITTLE COUNTRY GIRL. With Illustrations. 16mo. $1.25