{"product_id":"behind-a-mask-a-short-story-collection-dover-thrift-editions-short-stories","title":"Behind a Mask: A Short Story Collection (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"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\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBest known as the author of \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \n\u003ci\u003eHospital Sketches, \u003c\/i\u003eand her many novels are particularly noteworthy for their portraits of strong, self-reliant heroines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContents \n\u003cbr\u003e From \n\u003ci\u003eHospital Sketches \u003c\/i\u003e(1863) \n\u003cbr\u003e I. Obtaining Supplies \n\u003cbr\u003e IV. A Night \n\u003cbr\u003e My Contraband (1863) \n\u003cbr\u003e Pauline's Passion and Punishment (published anonymously; 1863) \n\u003cbr\u003e Behind a Mask (writing as A. M. Barnard; 1866) \n\u003cbr\u003e Happy Women (1868) \n\u003cbr\u003e How I Went Out to Service (1874) \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe author of \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \n\u003cbr\u003e 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 \n\u003ci\u003eHospital Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581114470531,"sku":"SPTM-9780486842905","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486842905_spiral_2afdd80a-c309-4376-9990-9c0c9ac69850.png?v=1770802236","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/behind-a-mask-a-short-story-collection-dover-thrift-editions-short-stories","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}