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Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power
About this work
Though best known for the lighthearted look at family life and sisterly relationships in Little Women, some of Louisa May Alcott's work touched on more socially significant themes. Behind a Mask, Or a Woman's Power is one of several works that Alcott penned under a pseudonym. Perhaps freed by the anonymity this guise granted, she delves deeply into issues of gender, family, and social class in this story that focuses on the relationship between a governess and the family she works for.
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Subjects
- Social life and customs
- Man-woman relationships
- Fiction
- American Detective and mystery stories
- Sex role
- Feminism
- Women
- American fiction (fictional works by one author)
- Man-woman relationships, fiction
- Fiction, mystery & detective, general
- Fiction, thrillers, general
- Large type books