Louisa May Alcott published by DemoPublisher
History, Bio & Memoir
published 568 days ago
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Work: A Story of Experience, first published in 1873, is a semi-autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, set in the times before and after the American Civil War.
It is one of "several nineteenth-century novels [which] uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era, as well as the dilemmas, tensions, and the meaning of that work". The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks "the beginning of a new career as a voice and activist for other working women".
The character David Sterling is loosely based on Alcott's friend, Henry David Thoreau.

Chap. #	Title	# Words
1	CHAPTER I. CHRISTIE.	3516
2	CHAPTER II. SERVANT.	5327
3	CHAPTER III. ACTRESS.	5859
4	CHAPTER IV. GOVERNESS.	9800
5	CHAPTER V. COMPANION.	9954
6	CHAPTER VI. SEAMSTRESS.	5209
7	CHAPTER VII. THROUGH THE MIST.	6697
8	CHAPTER VIII. A CURE FOR DESPAIR.	7510
9	CHAPTER IX. MRS. WILKINS'S MINISTER.	6067
10	CHAPTER X. BEGINNING AGAIN.	6834
11	CHAPTER XL IN THE STRAWBERRY BED.	3361
12	CHAPTER XII. CHRISTIE'S GALA.	7739
13	CHAPTER XIII. WAKING UP.	6938
14	CHAPTER XIV. WHICH?	7387
15	CHAPTER XV. MIDSUMMER.	5684
16	CHAPTER XVI. MUSTERED IN.	8191
17	CHAPTER XVII. THE COLONEL.	4050
18	CHAPTER XVIII. SUNRISE.	2662
19	CHAPTER XIX. LITTLE HEART'S-EASE.	4321
20	CHAPTER XX. AT FORTY.	5707