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• catalog abstract "One of America's most adored juvenile fiction writers, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) also penned anonymous and pseudonymous sensation stories for popular magazines. Her spellbinding tales of intrigue and suspense, violence and evil, jealousy and revenge, were uncovered by the detective work of Madeleine Stern and others, who scrutinized published and unpublished sources for clues to Alcott's secret literary life. Now Alcott's known thrillers are available for the first time in a single volume. Originally published between 1863 and 1870, these twenty-nine tales illuminate Alcott's versatility as a writer and her storytelling talents. The sensation stories, which feature a succession of powerful and passionate heroines, also reveal Alcott's feminist convictions. Alcott wrote for various magazines geared toward different groups of readers, and her works were tailored to conform to the standards and perceived interests of each audience. Serials carried by Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, with its mass readership, were sensational shockers that contained violent themes of narcotics addiction and brutal murder, while the stories for Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine required genteel overtones and less violent plots. The toned-down sensationalism, however, did not preclude feminist heroines, or the titillation of sexual exchanges and the excitement of sexual power struggles. All the tales in Louisa May Alcott Unmasked are engaging potboilers with vivid characters, exotic backdrops, and complex plots that will beguile today's readers.".
• catalog contributor b7479988.
• catalog contributor b7479989.
• catalog created "c1995.".
• catalog date "1995".
• catalog date "c1995.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
• catalog description "One of America's most adored juvenile fiction writers, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) also penned anonymous and pseudonymous sensation stories for popular magazines. Her spellbinding tales of intrigue and suspense, violence and evil, jealousy and revenge, were uncovered by the detective work of Madeleine Stern and others, who scrutinized published and unpublished sources for clues to Alcott's secret literary life. Now Alcott's known thrillers are available for the first time in a single volume. Originally published between 1863 and 1870, these twenty-nine tales illuminate Alcott's versatility as a writer and her storytelling talents. The sensation stories, which feature a succession of powerful and passionate heroines, also reveal Alcott's feminist convictions. Alcott wrote for various magazines geared toward different groups of readers, and her works were tailored to conform to the standards and perceived interests of each audience. Serials carried by Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, with its mass readership, were sensational shockers that contained violent themes of narcotics addiction and brutal murder, while the stories for Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine required genteel overtones and less violent plots. The toned-down sensationalism, however, did not preclude feminist heroines, or the titillation of sexual exchanges and the excitement of sexual power struggles. All the tales in Louisa May Alcott Unmasked are engaging potboilers with vivid characters, exotic backdrops, and complex plots that will beguile today's readers.".
• catalog description "Pauline's passion and punishment -- A whisper in the dark -- A pair of eyes; or, Modern magic -- V.V.; or, Plots and counterplots -- The fate of the forrests -- A marble woman: or, The mysterious model -- A double tragedy. An actor's story -- Ariel. A legend of the lighthouse -- A nurse's story -- Behind a mask: or, A woman's power -- The freak of a genius -- The mysterious key. and what it opened -- The skeleton in the closet -- The Abbot's ghost: or, Maurice Treherne's temptation -- Taming a tartar -- Doctor Dorn's revenge -- La Jeune; or, Actress and woman -- Countess Varazoff -- The romance of a bouquet -- A laugh and a look -- Fatal follies -- Fate in a fan -- Perilous play -- Which wins? -- Honor's fortune -- Mrs. Vane's charade -- My mysterious mademoiselle -- Betrayed by a buckle -- La Belle Bayadére.".
• catalog extent "xxix, 754 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Louisa May Alcott unmasked.".
• catalog identifier "155553225X (alk. paper) :".
• catalog identifier "1555532268 (pbk. : alk. paper) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Louisa May Alcott unmasked.".
• catalog issued "1995".
• catalog issued "c1995.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
• catalog relation "Louisa May Alcott unmasked.".
• catalog subject "813/.4 20".
• catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, American.".
• catalog subject "Man-woman relationships Fiction.".
• catalog subject "PS1016 .S73 1995".
• catalog subject "Sex role Fiction.".
• catalog subject "Women Social life and customs Fiction.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Pauline's passion and punishment -- A whisper in the dark -- A pair of eyes; or, Modern magic -- V.V.; or, Plots and counterplots -- The fate of the forrests -- A marble woman: or, The mysterious model -- A double tragedy. An actor's story -- Ariel. A legend of the lighthouse -- A nurse's story -- Behind a mask: or, A woman's power -- The freak of a genius -- The mysterious key. and what it opened -- The skeleton in the closet -- The Abbot's ghost: or, Maurice Treherne's temptation -- Taming a tartar -- Doctor Dorn's revenge -- La Jeune; or, Actress and woman -- Countess Varazoff -- The romance of a bouquet -- A laugh and a look -- Fatal follies -- Fate in a fan -- Perilous play -- Which wins? -- Honor's fortune -- Mrs. Vane's charade -- My mysterious mademoiselle -- Betrayed by a buckle -- La Belle Bayadére.".
• catalog title "Louisa May Alcott unmasked : collected thrillers / Louisa May Alcott ; edited, and with an introduction, by Madeleine Stern.".
• catalog type "Fiction. fast".
• catalog type "text".