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Behind a Mask|Louisa May Alcott

Behind a Mask : A Short Story Collection

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Overview

The author of Little Women and other beloved classics, Louisa May Alcott grew up in a community of New England transcendentalists that included Thoreau and Emerson. Because her learned but impractical father was a poor provider, she supported her family by writing magazine stories that were often published anonymously.
This collection reveals the "other" Alcott, featuring "Behind a Mask" and "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," thrilling tales of seduction, betrayal, and murder that strike a markedly different tone and characterization from Alcott's best-known work. Other selections include two pieces from Hospital Sketches, the author's fictionalized accounts of her Civil War nursing experiences; "My Contraband," a tale of vengeance involving a Civil War nurse, her Confederate patient, and his former slave; "Happy Women," concerning four "spinsters" with a positive attitude toward their marital status; and "How I Went Out to Service," an autobiographical sketch of a young woman's pursuit of financial independence.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780486842905
  • ISBN-10: 0486842908
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Publish Date: March 2020
  • Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
  • Page Count: 208

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