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Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018
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- Title
- Work: A Story of Experience
- Author
- Alcott, Louisa May
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1984069519
- ISBN 13
- 9781984069511
- Item weight
- 376.5 grams
Work: A Story of Experience, first published in 1873, is a semi-autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, set in the times before and after the American Civil War.
It is one of "several nineteenth-century novels [which] uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era, as well as the dilemmas, tensions, and the meaning of that work." The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks "the beginning of a new career as a voice and activist for other working women."
The character David Sterling is loosely based on Alcott's friend, Henry David Thoreau.
It is one of "several nineteenth-century novels [which] uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era, as well as the dilemmas, tensions, and the meaning of that work." The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks "the beginning of a new career as a voice and activist for other working women."
The character David Sterling is loosely based on Alcott's friend, Henry David Thoreau.
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