bPioneering feminist novels and rare stories from the author of iLittle Womeni bAfter the success of her beloved masterpiece iLittle Womeni, Louisa May Alcott brought her genius for characterization and eye for detail to a series of revolutionary novels and stories that are remarkable in their forthright assertion of women's rights. This second volume of The Library of America's Alcott edition gathers these works for the first time, revealing a fascinating and inspiring dimension of a classic American writer. The first of a trio of novels written over a fruitful three-year period, iWork A Story of Experiencei 1873 has been called the adult iLittle Womeni. It follows the semi-autobiographical story of an orphan named Christie Devon, who, having turned twenty-one, announces a new Declaration of Independence and leaves her uncle's house in order to pursue economic self-sufficiency and to find fulfillment in her profession. Against the backdrop of the Civil War years, Christie works as a s