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Freaks of Genius: Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott by Daniel Shealy
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- ISBN-13
- 9780313276279
- ISBN
- 9780313276279
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0313276277
ISBN-13
9780313276279
eBay Product ID (ePID)
119444
Product Key Features
Book Title
Freaks of Genius : Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May ALCOTT
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Literary, American / General
Publication Year
1991
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Fiction
Book Series
Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
90-022398
Dewey Edition
20
Series Volume Number
No. 28
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
813/.4
Table Of Content
Introduction A Note on the Texts A Nurse's Story The Freak of a Genius La Jeune; or, Actress and Woman The Romance of a Bouquet A Laugh and A Look Mrs. Vane's Charade Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Famous for her classic novel Little Women , and regarded as America's best-loved author of juvenile fiction, Louisa May Alcott is not readily identified with page-turning thrillers and sensational tales. Freaks of Genius, however, presents a collection of previously unknown sensational narratives by Alcott, originally published in the weekly storypapers of the 1860s and never before reprinted. The stories are startling examples of an atypical Alcott, delving into such subjects as violence and insanity, revenge and murder, and narcotics addiction and evil. Included in the collection are six of Alcott's tales of the sensational: A Nurse's Story , The Freak of a Genius , La Jeune , A Laugh and a Look , The Romance of a Bouquet , and Mrs. Vane's Charade . Their themes include the blight of inherited insanity, the power struggle between man and man, the sexual power struggle between man and woman, a Faustian/Mephistophelian pact (later used in A Modern Mephistopheles), the passions of actors and actresses, and feminist triumphs and failures. These skillfully plotted stories are sure to interest the general reader with their narrative excitement, and to fascinate the scholar trying to reconcile their darkness with the sweetness and light tone that has always been associated with Alcott's work. In addition, the book includes the first complete bibliography of Alcott's known thrillers, both anonymous and pseudonymous. For libraries, general readers, and courses such as American literature and feminist studies, Freaks of Genius will be an essential publication.
LC Classification Number
PS1016
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