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Behind a Mask: A Short Story Collection

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Availability:In StockContributor:Louisa May AlcottSeries:Dover Thrift EditionsPublish date:2020-03-18Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486842905ISBN-10:486842908UPC:9780486842905Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Historical, Short Stories (single author)Book Topic:Civil War EraSize:8.00 x 4.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCVZ3Y3CVT
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486842905ISBN-10:486842908UPC:9780486842905Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Historical, Short Stories (single author)Book Topic:Civil War EraSize:8.00 x 4.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCVZ3Y3CVT
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.
Publisher: Dover Publications

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