Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)

Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will remember that her heroine Jo wrote racy novels before turning her hand to more "serious" literature. Alcott, writing under the pseudonym A. M. Barnard, often did the same, and Behind a Mask (1866) is one of her sensation novels. It focuses on Jean Muir, who enters the home of the wealthy Coventry family as governess to their sixteen-year-old daughter. But is the beguiling Miss Muir all that she seems to be? (Introduction by Elizabeth Klett)

Genre(s): Romance, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 1 - Jean Muir Elizabeth Klett
00:24:02
Play 02 2 - A Good Beginning Elizabeth Klett
00:31:10
Play 03 3 - Passion and Pique Elizabeth Klett
00:38:53
Play 04 4 - A Discovery Elizabeth Klett
00:20:28
Play 05 5 - How the Girl Did It Elizabeth Klett
00:31:49
Play 06 6 - On the Watch Elizabeth Klett
00:34:01
Play 07 7 - The Last Chance Elizabeth Klett
00:27:57
Play 08 8 - Suspense Elizabeth Klett
00:17:50
Play 09 9 - Lady Coventry Elizabeth Klett
00:22:04