Title:
Louisa May Alcott : Work ; Eight cousins ; Rose in bloom ; Stories and other writings / Susan Cheever, editor.
Author:
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.
Cheever, Susan.
Publication Information:
New York : The Library of America, [2014]
[Place of distribution not identified] : Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2014]
©2014
Call Number:
PS1016 .C43 2014
Abstract:
"After the success of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott brought her genius for characterization and eye for detail to a series of revolutionary novels and stones remarkable for their forthright assertion of women's rights. In the largely autobiographical Work: A Story of Experience, twenty-one-war-old orphan Christie Devon announces "a new Declaration of Independence" and pursues economic self-sufficiency through a variety of jobs: servant, actress, governess, companion, and seamstress, among others. Eight Cousins and its sequel Rose in Bloom follow the fate of Rose Campbell, another orphan, who with the benefit of a progressive education charts her own course to fulfillment and love. All three novels are presented with art from the original editions and supplemented by seven rare stories and public letters--two restored to print tor the first time in more than a century--as well as notes identifying the many allusions, quotations, and autobiographical episodes."--Publisher's description.
ISBN:
9781598533064
Series:
The Library of America ; 256
Library of America ; 256.
Physical Description:
894 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents:
Work -- Eight cousins -- Rose in bloom -- Other writings. Address of the Republican women of Massachusetts -- Kate's choice -- How I went out to service -- Women's part in the Concord celebration -- Letter to the Woen's Journal, June 29, 1876 -- Anna's whim -- My girls.
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