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Behind a Mask : The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott
Overview
Six years before she wrote Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, in financial straits, entered "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," a novelette, in a newspaper contest. Not only did it win the $100 prize, but, published anonymously, it marked the first in the series of "blood & thunder tales" that would be her livelihood for years.
In Behind a Mask, editor Madeleine Stern introduces four Alcott thrillers: "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," "The Mysterious Key," "The Abbot's Ghost," and the title story, "Behind a Mask." First published in one volume in 1975, they are regarded as Alcott's finest work in this genre.
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- ISBN-13: 9780688151324
- ISBN-10: 0688151329
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company
- Publish Date: February 1997
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.1 x 0.84 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.77 pounds
- Page Count: 320
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