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Pauline's Passion and Punishment
Louisa May Alcott
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Before she wrote Little Women and Little Men, Louisa, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, wrote this `blood and thunder' thriller. This was during the period when Louisa worked a nurse during the American Civil war. The rigid and unfair roles of men and women of this period, their expectations and desires, plays at large in this story of betrayed love, anger, petulance, and ultimately, vengeance.
Before she wrote Little Women and Little Men, Louisa, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, wrote this `blood and thunder' thriller. This was during the period when Louisa worked a nurse during the American Civil war. The rigid and unfair roles of men and women of this period, their expectations and desires, plays at large in this story of betrayed love, anger, petulance, and ultimately, vengeance.
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"What jewels will the señora wear tonight?"
"None, Dolores. Manuel has gone for flowers—he likes them best. You may go."
"But the señora's toilette is not finished; the sandals, the gloves, the garland yet remain."
"Leave them all; I shall not go down. I am tired of this endless folly.
Give me that book and go."
The pretty Creole obeyed; and careless of Dolores' work, Pauline sank into the deep chair with a listless mien, turned the pages for a little, then lost herself in thoughts that seemed to bring no rest.
Silently the young husband entered and, pausing, regarded his wife with mingled pain and pleasure—pa. . . Read More
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This is one of Louisa May Alcott's darkest works, again showing how talented she was at writing in different genres; a mark of a great author.
This is a tale of a scorned woman's revenge on a man who informed her - via letter - that he'd dropped her to marry someone with more money.
Thus the passion
Pauline’s girl-bossing rivals that of fellow Alcott baddie Jean Muir from Behind a Mask, or a Woman’s Power, but what Jean lacks in the emotional devastation that Pauline can inflict she makes up for in execution. Such a great find.
Revenge is the main storyline. This is a short story from LMA that was written for a magazine.
The author's writing is intelligent & she tells a good story. Just don't expect a happy ending.
Not my favorite Alcott short story by far but I will never say no to a spicy revenge plot.
Much better than its Gothic potboiler predecessor, with a cast of unruly and dislikable characters that you keep reading to find more about. This read more like a dark, perilous soap opera, with all of the foreign drama and intrigue that was appropriate for the time. Having heroism meet its death at
Quite a strong story of betrayal, revenge, romance, and riches by the author of “Little Women.”
A quick little tale of revenge, a morality play where the innocent are despoiled by the malevolent compulsions of the impure. Alcott wrote several of these "pulps," which she referred to as "blood and thunder tales," for the National Enquirer-esque newspapers of her day. They were melodramatic psych
Well written little melodrama for days when you feel like that sort of thing. Pauline has been duped, but is far too passionate to suffer and wilt away. Instead, she begins to plan her revenge with the young and handsome Manuel. No one goes unscathed.