Behind a Mask; or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott
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"Behind a Mask; or, a Woman's Power" by Louisa May Alcott is a novel written in 1866 under the pseudonym A. M. Barnard. Set in Victorian Britain, the story follows Jean Muir, a new governess hired by the wealthy Coventry family. But Jean harbors secrets beneath her demure exterior, and she begins manipulating the family members with calculated precision. As the men fall under her spell and turn against each other, Jean's
true motives gradually emerge. This sensation fiction masterpiece explores themes of deception, social class, and a woman's quest for power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 |
|---|---|
| Title | Behind a Mask; or, a Woman's Power |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_a_Mask |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Beginners Projects, Martin Agren and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Governesses -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sex role -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8677 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-08677-4 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1410 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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