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Work: A Story of Experience. Louisa May Alcott. "AUNT BETSEY, there's going to be a new Declaration of Independence." "Bless and save us, what do you mean, child?" And the startled old lady precipitated a pie into the oven with destructive haste.
- Chapter Xvii. The Colonel
TEN years earlier Christie made her début as an Amazon, now...
- Chapter I. Christie
Having kissed the old lady, Christie swept her work away,...
- Chapter Ix. Mrs. Wilkins's Minister
That afternoon Mrs. Wilkins took her turn at church-going,...
- Chapter Xiii. Waking Up
EVERY thing did "go beautifully" for a time; so much so,...
- Chapter Viii. a Cure For Despair
Mrs. Wilkins smiled all over her plump face, as if she liked...
- Chapter Ii. Servant
Her story was like many another; yet, being the first...
- Chapter Vii. Through The Mist
It was the worst life she could have led just then, for,...
- Chapter V. Companion
My own experience of illness has taught me how to sympathize...
- Chapter Xvii. The Colonel
Work: A Story of Experience, first published in 1873, is a semi-autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, set in the times before and after the American Civil War.
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Alcott's concerns about social justice, women's work, domesticity, and community lie at the heart of this provocative novel. In this story of a woman's search for a meaningful life, Alcott moves outside the family setting of her best known works.
Christie Devon is on a quest for self-fulfillment through meaningful work. Her quest involves themes of feminist independence and the search for moral and communal values.
Dec 10, 2023 · "Work: A Story of Experience" by Louisa May Alcott immerses readers in the compelling narrative of Christie Devon, a young woman navigating the post-Civil...
In the time before and after the civil war, this book uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era. It tells the story of a young woman trying to support herself in spite of all the odds against her.
