[Gutenberg 38049] • Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals
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- Authors
- Alcott, Louisa May
- Publisher
- Harper Perenial
- Tags
- 1832-1888 , mystery , louisa may , thriller , classics , american -- 19th century -- biography , alcott , authors
- ISBN
- 9780688151324
- Date
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.02 MB
- Lang
- en
Six years before she wrote *Little Women,* Louisa May Alcott, in financial straits, entered "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," a novelette, in a newspaper contest. Not only did it win the $100 prize, but, published anonymously, it marked the first in the series of "blood & thunder tales" that would be her livelihood for years. In *Behind a Mask,* editor Madeleine Stern introduces four Alcott thrillers: "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," "The Mysterious Key," "The Abbot's Ghost," and the title story, "Behind a Mask." First published in one volume in 1975, they are regarded as Alcott's finest work in this genre.