A British Nurse's experiences working on the Belgian Front during the First World War

An account of Alcott's experiences as a nurse during the Civil War.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The present book titled 'Hospital Sketches' is a collection of some of the rmarkable sketches drawn by famous writer, artist Louisa May Alcott. It was first published in the year 1863.

Written by the author of Little Women during the winter of 1862–63, these memoirs reveal the realities of battlefield medicine as well as the tentative first steps of women in military service.

Recounts the author's experiences as a young woman caring for wounded Union soldiers in Washington, D.C. during the Civil War and the impact that these experiences had on her development as an author.