{"product_id":"the-portable-louisa-may-alcott-isbn-9780140275742","title":"The Portable Louisa May Alcott","description":"Although the publication of \u003cb\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/b\u003e in 1868 earned \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e tremendous popularity, for a long time she was thought of as a writer of children's stories and considered—at best—a minor figure in the American literary canon. Now, at the end of the twentieth century, Alcott's vast body of work is being celebrated alongside the greatest American writers, and this collection shows why. \u003cb\u003eThe Portable Louisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e samples the entire spectrum of Alcott's work: her novels, novellas, children's stories, sensationalist fiction, gothic tales, essays, letters, and journals. Presenting her more daring works, such as \u003cb\u003eMoods\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBehind a Mask\u003c\/b\u003e (both reprinted in their entirety), alongside the familiar heroines of \u003cb\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/b\u003e, this singular collection offers readers a rich and wide-ranging portrait of this talented, prolific, and influential writer.Introduction\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Short Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Contraband\u003cbr\u003eA Whisper in the Dark\u003cbr\u003eThrice Tempted\u003cbr\u003eLa Jeune; or, Actress and Woman\u003cbr\u003ePsyche's Art\u003cbr\u003eMy Mysterious Mademoiselle\u003cbr\u003eCupid and Chow-chow\u003cbr\u003eQueen Aster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Novels and Novellas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehind a Mask; or, A Woman's Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, part 2:\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Lessons\u003cbr\u003eFriend\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eWork: A Story of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eAt Forty\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eA Modern Mephistopheles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapters XII, XIII, and XV\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eJo's Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlays at Plumfield\u003cbr\u003eAmong the Maids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Memoirs, Journals, and Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranscendental Wild Oats\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournals:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFruitlands (1843)\u003cbr\u003eConcord (1845-47)\u003cbr\u003eBoston (1850-57)\u003cbr\u003eConcord (1858-62)\u003cbr\u003eGeorgetown (1862-63)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoods\u003c\/i\u003e (1864-65)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1868-69)\u003cbr\u003eEmerson's Death (1882)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLetters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Abigail May Alcott, December 25, 1854\u003cbr\u003eTo Amos Bronson Alcott, November 29, 1856\u003cbr\u003eTo Anna Alcott Pratt, date uncertain\u003cbr\u003eTo Annie Maria Lawrence, February 3, 1865\u003cbr\u003eTo Moncure Daniel Conway, February 18, 1865\u003cbr\u003eTo Mr. Ayer, March 19, 1865\u003cbr\u003eTo the Lukens Sisters, September 4 [1873]\u003cbr\u003eTo Lucy Stone, October 1, 1873\u003cbr\u003eTo Maria S. Porter [1874]\u003cbr\u003eTo Lucy Stone, June 29 [1876]\u003cbr\u003eTo John Preston True, October 24 [1878]\u003cbr\u003eTo Thomas Niles, February 12, 1881\u003cbr\u003eTo Thomas Niles, February 19, 1881\u003cbr\u003eTo William Warland Clapp, Jr., March 6, 1883\u003cbr\u003eTo Maggie Lukens, January 14 [1884]\u003cbr\u003eTo Maggie Lukens, February 5 [1884]\u003cbr\u003eTo Maggie Lukens, February 14 [1884]\u003cbr\u003eTo the \u003ci\u003eWoman's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, May 8, 1884\u003cbr\u003eTo Lucy Stone, August 31 [1885]\u003cbr\u003eTo Thomas Niles, [June?] 1886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes to the Letters\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302100259045,"sku":"NP9780140275742","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140275742.jpg?v=1767741009","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-portable-louisa-may-alcott-isbn-9780140275742","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}