This is very Louisa May, with all the vibrancy and idealism she brought to her better known work. No pseudonym can disguise that. Her sense of humor and her powers of description are peak, and she's just a ton of fun to read. And while there are some knotty incongruities to white abolitionist thinking that Alcott demonstrates very well, the moment when she smacks a kiss on a Black baby to the complete horror of the other nurse is pretty satisfying.