Behind a mask : a short story collection /
"Before finding success with Little Women, Louisa May Alcott wrote novels of suspense and revenge, sometimes published anonymously. This collection reveals the "other" Alcott, and includes two pieces from Hospital Sketches, her fictionalized accounts of her nursing experiences as a vo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Mineola, New York :
Dover Publications, Inc.,
2020.
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| Edition: | Dover edition. |
| Series: | Dover thrift editions.
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| Summary: | "Before finding success with Little Women, Louisa May Alcott wrote novels of suspense and revenge, sometimes published anonymously. This collection reveals the "other" Alcott, and includes two pieces from Hospital Sketches, her fictionalized accounts of her nursing experiences as a volunteer during the Civil War. Also included are "My Contraband," a gripping tale of vengeance involving a Civil War nurse, her Confederate patient, and his former slave; "Happy Women," a fictionalized essay about 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. The most surprising and sought-after pieces in this collection may well be "Behind a Mask," and "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," thrilling tales of seduction, betrayal, and murder. Their tone and characterization strike a markedly different turn than in Alcott's best-known work"-- |
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| Physical Description: | pages cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780486842905 0486842908 |