Louisa May Alcott's "Flower Fables" is a lovely collection of fanciful tales that demonstrates Alcott's early gift for storytelling. This edition of Flower Fables is both modern and legible, with an eye-catching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript. Some stories are violent and strange, while others creep up on you and slowly suck you in. Readers are compelled to keep reading because the title character is so self-indulgent. The book is...