by Louisa May Alcott
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by Louisa May Alcott
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by Louisa May Alcott
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by Louisa May Alcott
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by Louisa May Alcott
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These short suspense stories were hastily written by Alcott while she was in the process of completing Little Women (1870). Each story here is a "potboiler," the stuff one might expect to find in magazines of the period. It was Frank Leslie's Ladies Magazine that published many of Alcott's stories, all anonymously, between 1868 and 1870. In spite of their age, many seem to suit modern sensibilities. For example, in several tales, the heroines choose their own fate. A young Polish bride chooses death to defy her Russian husband and strike a blow against one she felt had helped to enslave her country. A young woman rejects an arranged marriage to strike out on her own and in so doing wins a far greater prize (of course, the prize is still a man, though). Melodramatic to be sure, but the point is that women are choosing to take some action even in the most negative of circumstances. Some of the longer stories are more difficult to care about. A feud over a costume and the rank it conveys in vying for a nobleman's hand are hardly the stuff of modern fiction, but the ending is a shocker. All in all, this is great fun and, given the renewed interest in Alcott sparked by the recent film adaptation of Little Women, sure to have an audience. This reasonably priced recording is a worthwhile addition to most collections.?Nancy Paul, Brandon P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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From the author of anonymous and pseudonymous tales comes a collection on nine newly discovered stories uncovered by tireless literary detective work.
These short suspense stories were hastily written by Alcott while she was in the process of completing Little Women (1870). Each story here is a "potboiler," the stuff one might expect to find in magazines of the period. It was Frank Leslie's Ladies Magazine that published many of Alcott's stories, all anonymously, between 1868 and 1870. In spite of their age, many seem to suit modern sensibilities. For example, in several tales, the heroines choose their own fate. A young Polish bride chooses death to defy her Russian husband and strike a blow against one she felt had helped to enslave her country. A young woman rejects an arranged marriage to strike out on her own and in so doing wins a far greater prize (of course, the prize is still a man, though). Melodramatic to be sure, but the point is that women are choosing to take some action even in the most negative of circumstances. Some of the longer stories are more difficult to care about. A feud over a costume and the rank it conveys in vying for a nobleman's hand are hardly the stuff of modern fiction, but the ending is a shocker. All in all, this is great fun and, given the renewed interest in Alcott sparked by the recent film adaptation of Little Women, sure to have an audience. This reasonably priced recording is a worthwhile addition to most collections.?Nancy Paul, Brandon P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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From the author of anonymous and pseudonymous tales comes a collection on nine newly discovered stories uncovered by tireless literary detective work.
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