Contributions

  • Kasson, Joy S. - Contributor

Publication

1994 - Penguin Books, New York, N.Y., U.S.A, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

86,000 words, Guess

Page Count

344 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing43134
  • Goodreads385211

Classifications

  • DDC813/.4
  • LCCPS1017 .W67
  • DDC813.41
and 1 more
  • LCCPZ7.A335 W3

Description

In this story of a woman's search for a meaningful life, Alcott moves outside the family setting of her best knows works. Originally published in 1872, Work is both an exploration of Alcott's personal conflicts and a social critique, examining women's independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire. Influenced by Transcendentalism and by the women's rights movement, it affirms the possibility of a feminized utopian society.

First Sentence

"AUNT BETSEY, there's going to be a new Declaration of Independence."

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction.

Series Statement

  • Penguin classics

Other Editions

  • Work: a story of experiencePenguin Books1994-01-01
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