Louisa May Alcott

Gebundenes Buch

Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power

Beschreibung

Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott is a captivating novella that delves into themes of identity, deception, and ambition. The story follows Jean Muir, a seemingly modest governess who hides her true cunning and manipulative nature. As she ingratiates herself into the wealthy Coventry family, her hidden motives slowly come to light. Alcott's tale is a brilliant exploration of female power and societal expectations in the 19th century.

Autor

Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868). Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Little Women is set in the Alcott family home, Hillside, later called the Wayside, in Concord, Massachusetts and is loosely based on Alcott's childhood experiences with her three sisters. The novel was very well received and is still a popular children's novel today, filmed several times. Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist and remained unmarried throughout her life. She died in Boston on March 6, 1888.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9781557423665
• ISBN-10: 1557423660
• Artikelnr.: 21199276