| Work: A Story of Experience Contributor(s): Alcott, Louisa May (Author), Kasson, Joy S. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 014039091X ISBN-13: 9780140390919 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93043988 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.7 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |