{"product_id":"9780486842905","title":"Behind a Mask: A Short Story Collection (Dover Thrift Editions)","description":"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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDover Publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eMarch 18, 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e0486842908\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9780486842905\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50369917813041,"sku":"9780486842905","price":10.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/41cT8GLTYdL__38716.jpg?v=1732562208","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9780486842905","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}