{"product_id":"9781442940925","title":"Behind a Mask, or, a Woman's Power","description":" Six years before she wrote \u003ci\u003eLittle Women,\u003c\/i\u003e Louisa May Alcott, in financial straits, entered \"Pauline's Passion and Punishment,\" a novelette, in a newspaper contest. Not only did it win the $100 prize, but, published anonymously, it marked the first in the series of \"blood \u0026amp; thunder tales\" that would be her livelihood for years.\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBehind a Mask,\u003c\/i\u003e editor Madeleine Stern introduces four Alcott thrillers: \"Pauline's Passion and Punishment,\" \"The Mysterious Key,\" \"The Abbot's Ghost,\" and the title story, \"Behind a Mask.\" First published in one volume in 1975, they are regarded as Alcott's finest work in this genre.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ReadHowYouWant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123864027376,"sku":"9781442940925","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442940925_p0.jpg?v=1763813192","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442940925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}