Behind a mask
Subtitle: or, A woman's power
By: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher: Floating Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781775451082
Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General; Social life and customs; Man-woman relationships; Sex role; Women; Feminism; Fiction
Other titles: Woman's power
Description: Though best known for the lighthearted look at family life and sisterly relationships in Little Women, some of Louisa May Alcott's work touched on more socially significant themes. Behind a Mask, Or a Woman's Power is one of several works that Alcott penned under a pseudonym. Perhaps freed by the anonymity this guise granted, she delves deeply into issues of gender, family, and social class in this story that focuses on the relationship between a governess and the family she works for.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Title; Contents; Chapter I; title: Jean Muir; Chapter II; title: A Good Beginning; Chapter III; title: Passion and Pique; Chapter IV; title: A Discovery; Chapter V; title: How the Girl Did It; Chapter VI; title: On the Watch; Chapter VII; title: The Last Chance; Chapter VIII; title: Suspense; Chapter IX; title: Lady Coventry;