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Short Stories - Dover Thrift Editions Author: Poignant collection of five stories—based in part on the author’s experiences as a nurse during the Civil War—includes "A Night," a moving account of her encounter with a dying soldier; "My Contraband," a gripping tale of vengeance involving a Civil War nurse, her Confederate patient and his former slave; "Happy Women," a ficti... more »
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This is a very brief sampling of her stories. There are two samples from her “Hospital Sketches” based upon her nursing experiences during the Civil War. “My Contraband,” also a Civil War nursing tale has a bizarre twist on vengence; it almost seems to lay a foundation for some of the Civil War tales of Ambrose Bierce.
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- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Classics >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Classics
- Literature & Fiction >> Short Stories >> United States
- Literature & Fiction >> Short Stories >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( A ) >> Alcott, Louisa May