Good Wives book 1908 Collins Behind a Mask Louisa May Alcott

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1 Good Wives book L M Alcott 1908, 274 pages, date not stated but inscription dates at 1908… A story for girls, the sequel to little women… Condition: The spine cloth is separated completed on one side and is held by only half of the front side, covers show no splitting…

2 Behind a Mask Louisa May Alcott Book Unknown thriller

With an introduction by Madeleine Stern

– Six years before she wrote Little Women, and in dire financial straits, Louisa May Alcott entered “Pauline’s Passion and Punishment,” a novelette, in a newspaper contest. Not only did it win the hundred-dollar prize but, published under a pseudonym, it marked the first of the series of “blood & thunder tales” that would provide her livelihood for years to come. Gruesome, passionate, even gory, the stories reveal a darker side of the writer beloved by generations as “the children’s friend. ” Yet in their mastery of suspense and psychological drama, they attest to the multifaceted genius of their creator. Here, Madeleine Stern introduces four of these unforgettable thrillers, unearthed after more than a century, along with a fascinating biographical and critical analysis that, in the words of The Christian Science Monitol; “significantly deepens our understanding of one of the most tragically bright figures in American Literature. ” “The stories proceed from title to thrilling conclusion at a swift pace. Real page-turners, they would be called today. …Outrageously manipulative, sensual, and-as Miss Stern remarks-obliquely feminist, evil with abroad stroke of virtue, sometimes these women even win. ” -The New York Times Book Review “Finding copies of these thrillers was a difficult, long-term effort. Was it worth it? Yes, indeed. …Her casts include powerful, magnetic, and very naughty women~’ whose carryings on would have shocked Marmee, not to mention Louisa’s good friend Mr. Emerson.” -The New Yorker “[Alcott’s] thrillers are spirited and skillful. They offer us that blend of sentimental extravagance and narrative energy that characterizes the best of silent films. ” , -News week

NO WRITING, NO RIPS, NO TEARS, BINDING intact, shows some SHELF WEAR around the edges, oversize paperback