MY RED CAP by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2016

⏱️ 37 minutes

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This story from American writer Louisa May Alcott recalls her personal experience with a wounded Maine veteran while was serving as a nurse in Washington D.C. during the Civil War. Alcott was a prolific writer and one of the first successful American female authors-that due to the success of her novel "Little Women" and the huge amount of well-written short stories like this one. May 2018 Update- Louisa scored a short story in our first E Book at Amazon Kindle with "Cousin Tribulation"- check it out and give us a kind review for bringing the classics to life! https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Short-Stories-Fireside-Collection-ebook/dp/B07CRW2RZ9/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525854517&sr=8-4&keywords=kindle+books+1001+classic+short+stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:19.0	Welcome to another episode of one thousand one classic short stories and tales. This one by author Louisa
1:25.9	May Alcott, who many recognize is the author of the popular novel Little Women,
1:30.9	which brought great financial success to Miss Alcott after years of writing hundreds
1:35.3	of great sketches and stories.
1:37.8	Born in 1832 in Germantown, PA.
1:41.0	She was among the first of the great female American writers and known for her characterization, imagery, and stories, many of which were based upon her personal experiences.
1:50.0	In 1862, she left her then home in Concord, New Hampshire to head for Washington, D.C. to serve as a Civil War nurse.
2:00.0	Her experience as a nurse led her to write a number of compelling short stories, one of which
2:04.8	is My Red Cap.
2:07.3	We recommend her stories and books to all ages and all taste, and especially to young men
2:11.6	and women who seek to learn the art of writing by reading the masters.
2:15.0	One of her best known quotes, I am no longer afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my own ship.
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