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Work

First published in 1873, Alcott's semi-autobiographical novel follows the life experiences of Christie Devon, which begin before and conclude after the American Civil War. An enthusiastic, well-rounded, and independently-minded young woman, she sets out from her uncle's house determined to find meaningful work and a sense of self-fulfillment. The series of jobs she performs, from alternately being a maid, an actress, and a governess, to being a companion and later a seamstress, gently convey moral lessons, social duties, and a strong sense of feminine determination. Perhaps e.

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  • "Story of experience"@en
  • "A story of experience"@en
  • "Work, a story of experience"
  • "Beginning again, being a continuation of"

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  • "Before she became a beloved author, Louisa May Alcott worked as a nurse, teacher, seamstress, governess, and domestic servant. In this 1873 semi-autobiographical novel, Christie Devon seeks employment outside the home. She faces trials in a variety of jobs, to grow into a new role: A voice and activist for other working women.""
  • "First published in 1873, Alcott's semi-autobiographical novel follows the life experiences of Christie Devon, which begin before and conclude after the American Civil War. An enthusiastic, well-rounded, and independently-minded young woman, she sets out from her uncle's house determined to find meaningful work and a sense of self-fulfillment. The series of jobs she performs, from alternately being a maid, an actress, and a governess, to being a companion and later a seamstress, gently convey moral lessons, social duties, and a strong sense of feminine determination. Perhaps e."@en
  • ""First published in 1873, Alcott's semi-autobiographical novel follows the life experience of Christie Devon, which begin before and conclude after the American Civil War"--P. [4] of cover."@en
  • "This volume offers Alcott's semi-autobiographical 1873 novel."@en
  • "In this story of a woman's search for a meaningful life, Alcott moves outside the family setting of her best-known works."
  • ""Work is both an exploration of Alcott's personal conflicts and a social critique, examining women's independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire."--Page 4 of cover."
  • ""Work is both an exploration of Alcott's personal conflicts and a social critique, examining women's independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire."--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • "Based in part on some of Louisa May Alcott's efforts to support herself and her family, Work is both an exploration of Alcott's personal conflicts and a social critique It examines women's independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire."@en
  • "Based in part on some of Louisa May Alcott's efforts to support herself and her family, Work is both an exploration of Alcott's personal conflicts and a social critique It examines women's independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire."
  • "A story about a nineteenth-century woman's search for a meaningful life through work outside the family sphere, Work is at once Alcott's exploration of her personal challenges and a social critique of America."@en
  • "Before she went on to attain literary acclaim with beloved novels like Little Women, author Louisa May Alcott grew up in an environment of abject poverty, from which she had to fight to extract herself through years of back-breaking labor. This semi-autobiographical tale recounts Alcott's initiation into the world of work and what that meant as a woman in nineteenth-century America."@en

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  • "Collections"@en
  • "Feminist fiction"@en
  • "Feminist fiction"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Online resources"@en
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "History"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Feminist fiction, American"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Juvenile literature"
  • "Juvenile literature"@en

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  • "Work a Story of Experience"@en
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  • "Work, a story of experience"@en
  • "Work : a story of experience"@en
  • "Work : a story of experience"
  • "Work : a story of experience and Beginning again"@en
  • "Kristine : en fortaelling"
  • "[Work: a story of experience.]"@en
  • "[Work: a story of experience.]"
  • "Work : a story of experience / 2nd part, Beginning again"
  • "Kristine : En Fortælling"@da
  • "Work : a story of experience. Introd. by Sarah Elbert"
  • "Work : a Story of Experience"@en
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  • "Work : a story of experience ; and Beginning again"@en
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  • "Work : A Story of Experience"
  • "Work [a story of experience]"@en
  • "Work. : A story of experience"
  • "Travail"
  • "Work : a story of experience. First part"@en
  • "Work; a story of experience by Miss Alcott. [Prospectus] A new novel by the author of "Little Women.""@en
  • "Kristine : en Fortælling"@da
  • "Work: a story of experience ... Illustrated. (Beginning again. Being a continuation of Work, etc.)"@en
  • "Work : a story of experience, and Beginning again"
  • "Work a story of experience"
  • "Work a story of experience"@en

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