Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott
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"Work: A Story of Experience" by Louisa May Alcott is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1873. Christie Devon, a twenty-one-year-old orphan, leaves her relatives to support herself independently. She moves through various jobs—housekeeper, actress, governess, companion, seamstress—encountering friendship, tragedy, and injustice along the way. Drawing from Alcott's own workforce experiences, the story explores women's labor, personal independence, social reform, and mental health in the years surrounding the American Civil War. (This is
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| Author | Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 |
|---|---|
| Title | Work: A Story of Experience |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work:_A_Story_of_Experience |
| Credits | Charles Aldarondo |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Feminist fiction |
| Subject | Women -- Employment -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4770 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Jun 6, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 575 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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