Hospital Sketches (Esprios Classics), Paperback

Hospital Sketches (1863) is a compilation of four sketches based on letters Louisa May Alcott sent home during the six weeks she spent as a volunteer nurse for the Union Army during the American Civil War in Georgetown. Tribulation Periwinkle opens the story by complaining, "I want something to do." She dismisses suggestions to write a book, teach, get married, or start acting. When her younger brother suggests she "go nurse the soldiers", she immediately responds, "I will!" After substantial hardship in trying to obtain a spot, she has further difficulty finding a place on the train. She then describes her travel through New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore en route to Washington DC.

• Dimensions: 229 x 152
• Author: Louisa May Alcott
• Cover type: Paperback
• Publishing Year: 2022
• Publishing Month: 11
• Pages: 84
• Language: English
• Publisher: Blurb
• Weight: 136 g