Bibliograph

Work, a story of experience, Louisa May Alcott ; edited and with an introduction by Joy S. Kasson

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Work, a story of experience, Louisa May Alcott ; edited and with an introduction by Joy S. Kasson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxiii]-xxxiv)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Work

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29428753

Responsibility statement

Louisa May Alcott ; edited and with an introduction by Joy S. Kasson

Series statement

Penguin classics

Sub title

a story of experience

Summary

"Work is both an exploration of Alcott's personal conflicts and a social critique, examining women's independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire."--Page 4 of cover

Table Of Contents

Christie -- Servant -- Actress -- Governess -- Companion -- Seamstress -- Through the mist -- A cure for despair -- Mrs. Wilkin's minister -- Beginning again -- In the strawberry bed -- Christie's gala -- Waking up -- Which? -- Midsummer -- Mustered in -- The Colonel -- Sunrise -- Little hearat's-ease -- At forty

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