{"product_id":"alternative-alcott-paperback","title":"Alternative Alcott - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElaine Showalter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discovery in recent years of Louisa May Alcott's pseudonymous sensation stories has made readers and scholars increasingly aware of her accomplishments beyond her most famous novel, \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the great international best-sellers of all time. What has been recovered throws new light on the children's books and asks us to question our assumptions about the supposedly staid and sentimental Alcott. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlternative Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e includes works never before reprinted, including \"How I Went Out to Service,\" \"My Contraband,\" and \"Psyche's Art.\" It also contains \u003ci\u003eBehind a Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, her most important sensation story; the full and correct text of her last unfinished novel, \u003ci\u003eDiana and Persis\u003c\/i\u003e; \"Transcendental Wild Oats\"; \u003ci\u003eHospital Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e; and Alcott's other important texts on nineteenth-century social history. This anthology brings together for the first time a variety of Louisa May Alcott's journalistic, satiric, feminist, and sensation texts. Elaine Showalter has provided an excellent introduction and notes to the collection. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLOUISA MAY ALCOTT, (born November 29, 1832, Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.--died March 6, 1888, Boston, Massachusetts), American author known for her children's books, especially the classic \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1868-69). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ELAINE SHOWALTER has written and edited numerous books and articles focused on a variety of subjects, from feminist literary criticism to fashion, sometimes sparking widespread controversy, especially with her work on illnesses.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863373512992,"sku":"9780813512723","price":66.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/tGiEXq03Ga9780813512723.webp?v=1781639089","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alternative-alcott-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}