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Work: A Story of Experience
Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
It is one of "several nineteenth-century novels [which] uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era, as well as the dilemmas, tensions, and the meaning of that work" The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks "the beginning of a new career as a voice and activist for other working women".
Read by Multiple Readers
Run Time 12 Hours 47 Minutes in 16 Audio CDs
1 00 - Preface: Quote & Inscription - 01:12
2 01 - Christe - 24:47
3 02 - Servant - 29:54
4 03 - Actress - 37:21
5 04 - Governess - 56:50
6 05 - Companion - 01:03:31
7 06 - Seamstress - 36:46
8 07 - Through the Mist - 43:44
9 08 - A Cure For Despair - 42:01
10 09 - Mrs. Wilkins's Minister - 41:00
11 10 - Beginning Again - 48:21
12 11 - In The Strawberry Bed - 19:22
13 12 - Christie's Gala - 45:25
14 13 - Waking Up - 47:26
15 14 - Which? - 38:56
16 15 - Midsummer - 35:27
17 16 - Mustered In - 43:05
18 17 - The Colonel - 25:36
19 18 - Sunrise - 15:38
20 19 - Little Heart's Ease - 26:32
21 20 - At Forty - 45:16
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