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Chargement... Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)par Louisa May Alcott
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Poignant collection of 5 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; plus 3 other titles. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.4Literature English (North America) American fiction Later 19th Century 1861-1900Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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There are only five stories in this 55-page book. It was very quick to read, but also suitably engaging. I liked that four of her stories were about her experiences as a nurse at a military hospital in Georgetown, DC (in the heart of what is now Washington, DC) during the Civil War. She was a night nurse for part of that time, at least. I, too, was a nurse in DC, although my experience was as a visiting nurse in the second half of the twentieth century.
There are some things about nursing that never change. It's what I always liked best about nursing - that is, the human interactions and the support provided by nurses through helping others cope with injury, illness, and death. These topics are handled beautifully in this book. The nurse in our story is warm and caring. She also is an abolitionist who, in a story called "My Contraband" gives great support to the mixed race brother of a Rebel in a most unusual story that uses Fort Wagner, South Carolina, as the historical setting for a dramatic scene.
I was taken aback by the essay called "Happy Women" which was the author's explanation of why women did not need to defend their position of not wanting to marry. It's a very dated essay, but the content seemed quite outspoken for its time.
These are very heart-rending stories which touched me deeply. Who knows? I might even choose to go back and read a bit more by this nineteenth century author whose writing I've neglected for a very long time! ( )