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Barnard , Louisa May Alcott Format : Hardcover 117 pages Genre : Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century Download Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power ...pdf Read Online Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power ...pdf Download and Read Free Online Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power A.M. Barnard , Louisa May Alcott PDF File: Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's 2 Power... Read and Download Ebook Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power... From Reader Review Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power for online ebook Jeremiah says Simply delicious. A cup of tea that slightly burns your tongue. Barbara says OK, so, by and large I did not like this. It's not that it's not a good story. The fact that the protagonist enraged me so indicates that it really is. But...the rating is based on whether I liked it.... The ONLY thing that got it two stars from me was: "Yes; but oh, remember that I have no friend but you! Promise me to be faithful to the last--to believe in me, to trust me, protect and love me, in spite of all misfortunes, faults, and follies. I will be true as steel to you, and make your life as happy as it deserves to be. Let us promise these things now, and keep the promises unbroken to the end." Her solemn air touched xxxxxxxxxx [to avoid spoiling]. Too honorable and upright himself to suspect falsehood in others, he saw only the natural impulse of a lovely girl in Jean's words, and, taking the hand she gave him in both of his, he promised all she asked, and kept that promise to the end. She paused an instant, with a pale, absent expression, as if she searched herself, then looked up clearly in the confiding face above her, and promised what she faithfully performed in afteryears." Sally906 says BEHIND A MASK (aka ‘A Woman’s Power’) is a novelette by Louisa May Alcott and completely different from her ‘Little Women’ series. This is a story of secrets, betrayal, deception and sexual intrigue. Jean Muir is a delicate and demure governess who, on recommendation of a family friend, has come to stay with the Coventry family and tutor the only daughter, Bella. Before the introductions are barely over she manages to gain the affections of Mrs. Coventry, her charge Bella, the youngest son Edward and Sir John, their rich uncle. But not everyone is captivated by her. Gerald, the elder brother and master of the family, and Lucia, his cousin and fiancé, distrust the woman and start to investigate her claims. Jean is a survivor; she has to stay one step ahead of everyone as her secrets are slowly revealed. What is she really up to? What is her objective? Will she succeed? A fast-paced read, the tale twists and turns. BEHIND A MASK is multi-layered and packed full of last- minute escapes and trickery. Whether Jean succeeds or fails remains in doubt until the very last page. PDF File: Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's 3 Power... Read and Download Ebook Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power... Jazzy says Indeed... a queer little book. But very intriguing all the same with the mystery, wrought with humor, romance, and dark secrets yet unraveled. :) Rebecca says I would surely like to know the public reaction when this book was published. It is somewhat unusual more so for an author like L M Alcott who authored the Little women which those who have read it know to be prim and proper ,maybe a little preachy too. This one was just the opposite and it brought so much excitement and suspense that I started anxiously waiting for my morning walks when I could listen to this on audio from Librivox. Hats off to the author for such a variety in her writing. And a word of appreciation for the reader Elizabeth Klett. Her voice with only slight nuances brings the various characters to life. Caroline Bennett says [Gerald says he loves Jean "in spite of himself" and calls her a witch for fascinating him. The first chapter is a br Angele says One of Alcott's "forgotten" but now celebrated Victorian thrillers, first published under the pseudonym A.M. Bernard. This tale (to which I listened on www.librivox.org) does not disappoint. Jean Muir comes into the wealthy Coventry family disguised as a demure 19-year-old governess; in reality, she is a human time bomb. But for all her manipulations and outright lies, for all the passion and violence that lie beneath her calm and competent surface, Jean--a skilled actress waging a battle against age and poverty--is more sympathetic than the Coventrys, who display as a group all of the seven deadly sins. The narrative twists and turns that lead to Jean's muffled triumph not only kept this listener rapt, but spurred--as they have in contemporary critics-- important reflections on class, gender, and the scope of female agency. Emilee says Well written, no matter how much I don’t like any of the characters. I was held in suspense until the end. It felt like something Alcott thought up as a romantic teen. Amanda says I LOVED THIS STORY. Read for my American fem lit class, I enjoyed reading this story just as much as discussing it. Alcott tells of Jean and the family with such skill and the plot twist is just so interesting that I tore through it. PDF File: Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's 4 Power... Read and Download Ebook Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power... J. Boo says "Little Women" has a lot of autobiographical elements, among them Jo's making a living by writing schlocky thrillers. "Behind a Mask" was one of Alcott's, but in this case I'm going to say she undersold her works considerably - it's really a hoot. The Femme Fatale/Adventuress is, I think, out of fashion these days -- not that I really keep in touch but "Gone Girl" seems to be the only recent popular entre featuring one. Too bad. Here, the delightfully devious Jean Muir starts governessing for a well-off family, and begins to target the available men. Her mouth wouldn't melt butter as she plays one off the other. It's not without its flaws -- an editor could have trimmed a bit here and there to make for a more compelling plotline and (view spoiler) 3.4/5. Fun times. Glad I didn't give up after taking a trip to Dullsville with "The Mysterious Key", which was also written during this period in Alcott's life. Freely available from Gutenberg.org Bellezza says Quite different from the Little Woman series of books and 8 cousins and the books that we part of that series. This book is about a woman looking for security in a society that discriminates against them. When a woman with no family had limited options and was held to a much higher standard of conduct then others. Miss Alcott writes with much attention to detail that is not overbearing or too wordy, and with a keen understanding of what it is like to be powerless in one sense and use one's strengths to ones advantage. Γι?ννης says Σατανικ? και δολοπλ?κα γκουβερν?ντα αποπλανε? οικογ?νεια αθ?ων πλην ?µως µαµο?χαλων αριστοκρατ?ν στην βικτωριαν? Αγγλ?α... Sally Whitehead says I first read this fantastic little novella for my Literature degree back in the mid nineties and I remember being incredibly surprised by the "Alternative Alcott" (for that is the name of the anthology my copy appears in) I was presented with having only ever really associated her with "Little Women" previously. This is an utterly delicious story and so deftly and delightfully woven it literally made me grin to reread it. This is Alcott having fun, and it's wicked and theatrical and I still love it! PDF File: Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's 5 Power... Read and Download Ebook Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power... K. says Chosen for a 2018's POPSUGAR's reading challenge: "a book written by a woman using a male pseudonym". Barnard is, of course, Louisa May Alcott. If I remember correctly, it is this sort of fiction that she had always wanted to be writing. "The "moral pap for the young" style of Little Women and its sequels was something she was good at, but didn't particularly care one way or another for it.
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