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Work: A Story of Experience

Work: A Story of Experience

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.


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“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain”

Variant: She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
Source: Work: A Story of Experience

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