Work: A Story of Experience

By Alcott, Louisa May

Book Id: WPLBN0002951388
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File Size: 368.72 MB
Reproduction Date: 2009

Title:	Work: A Story of Experience
Author:	Alcott, Louisa May
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Fiction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Work: A Story of Experience
Historic Publication Date:	1873
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago May Alcott, B. L. (1873). Work: A Story of Experience. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
It is one of several nineteenth-century novels [which] uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era, as well as the dilemmas, tensions, and the meaning of that work The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks the beginning of a new career as a voice and activist for other working women. (Summary by Bonnie Lee)

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Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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Fiction