Evelyn is gravely ill and only Dr Dorn can save her.

Concluded by Teresa Gallagher.

An occasional series of stories from life’s murkier places.

Writer Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania. She is best-known for her Little Women trilogy (Little Women; Little Men and Jo’s Boys). She died in 1888.

Producer: Jeremy Osborne

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Sweet Talk productions and first broadcast in November 2018. Show less