Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott
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ISBN: 0688003389 / Publisher: William Morrow, September 1995
A collection of gruesome and passionate short stories by Louisa May Alcott offers insight into her diversity as a writer and follows themes of suspense and psychological drama
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Six years before she wrote Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, in financial straits, entered "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," a novelette, in a newspaper contest. Not only did it win the $100 prize, but, published anonymously, it marked the first in the series of "blood & thunder tales" that would be her livelihood for years. In Behind a Mask, editor Madeleine Stern introduces four Alcott thrillers: "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," "The Mysterious Key," "The Abbot's Ghost," and the title story, "Behind a Mask." First published in one volume in 1975, they are regarded as Alcott's finest work in this genre.
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