Hospital Sketches

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)

Alcott in 1862 served as a nurse in Georgetown, D.C during the Civil War. She wrote home what she observed there. Those harrowing and sometimes humorous letters compiled make up Hospital Sketches. (Summary by Aaron Elliott)

Genre(s): War & Military, Letters

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 01 - Obtaining Supplies Aaron Elliott
00:23:11
Play 02 Chapter 02 - A Foreward Movement Aaron Elliott
00:20:42
Play 03 Chapter 03 - A Day Aaron Elliott
00:29:43
Play 04 Chapter 04 - A Night Aaron Elliott
00:42:05
Play 05 Chapter 05 - Off Duty Aaron Elliott
00:40:05
Play 06 Chapter 06 - A Postscript Aaron Elliott
00:32:33