Work A Story Of Experience - Louisa May Alcott - Bog

""Work: A Story of Experience"" is a novel written by Louisa May Alcott. The story follows the life of a young woman named Christie Devon who, after the death of her father, is forced to leave her comfortable life and find work to support herself. Christie faces many challenges as she tries to make a living in a world dominated by men. She takes on various jobs, including seamstress, governess, and actress, and meets many interesting characters along the way. Throughout her journey, Christie learns valuable life lessons about hard work, perseverance, and the importance of staying true to oneself. The novel also explores themes such as gender roles, social class, and the struggles of women in the 19th century. ""Work: A Story of Experience"" is a compelling and inspiring tale of a young woman's determination to succeed in a world that tries to hold her back.For a week she enjoyed her liberty heartily, then set about finding something to do. Her wish was to be a governess, that being the usual refuge for respectable girls who have a living to get. But Christie soon found her want of accomplishments a barrier to success in that line, for the mammas thought less of the solid than of the ornamental branches, and wished their little darlings to learn French before English, music before grammar, and drawing before writing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.