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Alcott, Louisa May; Fienberg, Stephen

 
9780486842905: Behind a Mask: A Short Story Collection
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0486842908 ISBN 13 : 9780486842905
Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2020

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Best known as the author of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) 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 stories for magazines while she was still a teenager. Alcott worked in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War as a nurse, recording her experiences in Hospital Sketches, and her many novels are particularly noteworthy for their portraits of strong, self-reliant heroines.

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Éditeur
Dover Publications Inc.
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0486842908
ISBN 13 
9780486842905
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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