Work ; Eight cousins ; Rose in bloom ; Stories & other writings / Louisa May Alcott ; Susan Cheever, editor.
Material type: TextSeries: Library of America ; 256.Publisher: New York : The Library of America, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 894 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1598533061 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9781598533064 (hardback : alk. paper)
- Works. Selections
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Eight cousins
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Rose in bloom
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Work (Novel)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | Alcott Louisa | Available | water damage on top edge of pages. 2/21/2024 | 33111007903822 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 stories remarkable for their forthright assertion of women's rights. In the largely autobiographical Work- A Story of Experience , twenty-one-year-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 fulfilment 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 for the first time in more than a century - as well as notes identifying the many allusions, quotations, and autobiographical episodes.
Includes bibliographical references.
Work : a story of experience (1873)-- Eight cousins, or, The Aunt-Hill (1875) -- Rose in bloom : a sequel to "Eight cousins" (1876) -- 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 Woman's Journal, June 29, 1876 -- Anna's whim -- My girls.
"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 stories remarkable for their forthright assertion of women's rights. In the largely autobiographical Work: A Story of Experience, twenty-one-year-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.