Pseudonym (noun)
from the Greek pseudonymos bearing a false name
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The Bell Jar is a novel written by Sylvia Plath in the mid Twentieth Century. This novel was first released under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Sylvia Plath decided to use this name in hopes to avoid hurting people she cared for in America. This book had many editions since the first one.
After reading the book, I was better able to understand why Ms. Plath would use a false name. There were a lot of content that would probably have offended some people, although this was just her outlook.
