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Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott [Hardcover]

Louisa May Alcott (Author), Madeleine B. Stern (Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 277 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow & Co; Reissue edition (Sep 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0688003389
  • ISBN-13: 978-0688003388
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,747,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Characters hardly "Little Women" 24 Mar 1998
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In this collection of four short stories, Louisa May Alcott reveals herself as a racy, infinately readable author. Each story features strong women, with sharp tongues and sharper wits. Every plot has an unexpected twist, and a decidedly dark touch of irony. If you couldn't read Little Women because of its flowery prose, here is a second chance to aquaint yourself with an incredible American author. Every story is a page turner to the very end, and each short enough to be read in an evening.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hidden life of Louisa 2 Dec 2009
By E. Neill
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We found out about these stories written by Louisa Alcott under a pseudonym on a visit to the Alcott house in Concord, Mass this autumn and I was intrigued to read some of them. This book contains 4 of several she wrote. The introduction to how and why she wrote them is quite useful - we had heard a lot of it on our visit to the house but otherwise it would all have been new. They are good pageturners - and pretty well contrived. Not too serious stuff but a good read - and nothing like Little Women!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Characters hardly "Little Women" 24 Mar 1998
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In this collection of four short stories, Louisa May Alcott reveals herself as a racy, infinately readable author. Each story features strong women, with sharp tongues and sharper wits. Every plot has an unexpected twist, and a decidedly dark touch of irony. If you couldn't read Little Women because of its flowery prose, here is a second chance to aquaint yourself with an incredible American author. Every story is a page turner to the very end, and each short enough to be read in an evening.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Remeber Jo's "naughty stories?" 15 Mar 2002
By Kimberly Wells - Published on Amazon.com
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In Little Women, remember the stories that Professor Bhaer convinces Jo aren't worthy of her? These stories, written under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, are sort of those, just as Jo was "sort of" Alcott's alter ego... Alcott loved these short stories, considered quite scandalous, and she felt they were better work than the "moral pap for children" (her words, not mine) for which she is more famous.

While I love Little Women (read it a million times), and am really glad she wrote that "moral stuff," these stories have a darker edge than the happy March home-- thrillingly scandalous. Some of the short stories are a little bit less finely crafted than others, but all of the ones in this collection are fabulous. Actresses! Poisoners! Exotic Locales! Revenge-seeking scorned women! Wicked Women in general! This is one of many collected by Stern-- so get them all, and learn about the darker persona of the famous "girl's writer."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Deffinately no Little Women... but better 31 Dec 2004
By Jaylyn - Published on Amazon.com
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What a trippy book. I was in highschool when my mother gave me this book for Christmas. I was a girlie girl and a fan of Little Women. My best friend and I were even into the spin off stories from that book and when we found out there was a collection of "dark", unknown Louisa May Alcott stories that were being published we had no idea what we were about to sit down to. I must of read each story twice. From an old witchie woman driving the men of a family mad to smoking hash, a whole new world was being opened up to me. Reading this turned me on to short stories, and I wanted to read more like it which led me into discovering author's like Graham Greene and James Baldwin. I was also devoting myself to go to English and Literature class and trying out some of my own short stories. I think if you have a young women in your home who's into reading and dabbles in things like poetry and writting this is a good book to add to her collection... right next to Little Women
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