Chapter 3 “We have a note of invitation from Mrs. Gardiner for tomorrow night!” cried Meg, waving the precious paper, and then proceeding to read it with delight.Mother is willing we should go; now what shall we wear?”“What’s the use of asking, when you know we shall wear our poplins, because we haven’t got anything […]
Chapter 2 Jo was the first to wake in the grey dawn of Christmas. She remembered her mother’s promise and slipping her hand under the pillow, drew out a little crimson covered book. She woke Meg with a “Merry Christmas,” and bade her see what was under her pillow. A green coloured book appeared with
Chapter 1 In America, the civil war had broken out in 1812. Mr. March as a chaplain (a priest who is responsible for the religious needs of people in a prison, hospital or in the armed forces) in the army had gone to Washington. He had four daughters and a beautiful wife. His daughters’ names
Chapter 13 As soon as the ship was thus secured, the captain ordered seven guns to be fired, which was the signal agreed upon with me to give me notice of his success. I was very glad to hear, having sat watching upon the shore for it till near two of the clock in the
Chapter 12 It was now harvest, and our crop in good order. It was not the most plentiful increase I had seen in the island, but however, it was enough to answer our end; for from our twenty-two bushels of barley we brought in and thrashed out above two hundred and twenty bushels, and the
Chapter 12 I was dreadfully frightened, that I must acknowledge, when I perceived him to run my way; and especially when, as I thought, I saw him pursued by the whole body. However, I kept my station, and my spirits began to recover when I found that there were not above three men that followed
Chapter 10 It was now the month of December, in my twenty-third year; when going out pretty early in the morning, even before it was thorough daylight, I was surprised with seeing a light of some fire upon the shore, at a distance from me of about two miles towards the end of the island
Chapter 9 I was so dead asleep at first, being fatigued with rowing, or paddling, as it is called, the first part of the day, and with walking the latter part, that I did not wake thoroughly; but dozing between sleeping and waking, thought I dreamed that somebody spoke to me. But as the voice
Chapter 8 I had now been here so long that many things which I brought on shore for my help had either quite gone or very much been wasted and near spent.My ink, as I observed, had been gone for some time, all but a very little, which I eked out with water till it
Chapter 7 The rainy season of the autumnal equinox had now come, and I kept the 30th of September in the same solemn manner as before; being the anniversary of my landing on the island, having now been there two years, and no more prospect of being delivered than the first day I came there.
Chapter 6 In this time I found much employment (and very suitable also to the time), for I found great occasion of many things which I had no way to furnish myself with but by hard labour and constant application. Particularly I tried many ways to make myself a basket, but all the twigs I
Chapter 5 I was under some apprehensions during my absence from the land that at least my provisions might be devoured onshore; but when I came back I found no sign of any visitor, only there sat a creature like a wild cat upon one of the chests, which, when I came towards it, ran
Chapter 4 When I walked it was broad day, the weather clear, and the storm abated, so that the sea did not rage and swell as before; but that which surprised me most was, that the ship was lifted off in the night from the sand where she lay by the swelling of the tide,
Chapter 3 They asked me what I was, in Portuguese and in Spanish and in French, but I understood none of them. But at last a Scotch sailor who was on board called to me. I answered him, and told him I was an Englishman, that I had made my escape out of slavery from
Chapter 2 I was now set up for a Guinea trader: and my friend, to my great misfortune, dying soon after his arrival, I resolved to go to the same voyage again, and I embarked in the same vessel with one who was his mate in the former voyage, and had now got the command