“A Night”

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“A Night” is one of the autobiographical sketches in Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War memoir *Hospital Sketches*, depicting her experiences as a nurse caring for wounded soldiers.

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instanceOf autobiographical sketch
literary work
short prose piece
author Louisa May Alcott
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts care of wounded soldiers
conditions in wartime hospitals
hospital night duty
genre autobiographical writing
memoir
war literature
hasForm prose
hasPart A Night
includedIn Civil War literature
isSectionOf Hospital Sketches
linked to: "Hospital Sketches"
language English
literaryMovement 19th-century American literature
literaryTechnique humor and pathos blend
vivid description
mainTheme nursing wounded soldiers
suffering and compassion
the emotional toll of war
women’s work in wartime
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Louisa May Alcott
originalPublicationMedium print
partOf Hospital Sketches
linked to: "Hospital Sketches"
settingContext Union military hospital
settingPeriod American Civil War
tone reflective
sympathetic
workType Civil War memoir episode

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Hospital Sketches hasPart “A Night”