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The Abbot's Ghost

Louisa May Alcott

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Written by Louisa May Alcott under her pseudonym, A. M. Barnard, this Christmas story deals with the themes of love and defending one’s honor. Although he is disinherited and poor, Maurice Traherne tries to win the hand of his love, Octavia.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .In came the gentlemen, and instantly a new atmosphere seemed to pervade the drawing room, for with the first words uttered, several romances began. Sir Jasper was taken possession of by Rose, Blanche intended to devote herself to Maurice Treherne, but Annon intercepted her, and Octavia was spared any effort at politeness by this unexpected move on the part of her lover.

"He is angry, and wishes to pique me by devoting himself to Blanche. I wish he would, with all my heart, and leave me in peace. Poor Maurice, he expects me, and I long to go to him, but must obey Mamma." And Octavia went to join the group formed by my lady, Mrs. Snowdon, the general, and the major.

The two young couples flirted in different parts of the room, and Treherne sat alone, watching them all with eyes that pierced below the surface, reading the hidden wishes, hopes, and fears that ruled them. A singular expression sat on his face as he turned from Octavi. . . Read More

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Breve opera uscita dalla penna di Louisa May Alcott, "Il fantasma dell'abate" è una piacevole e scorrevole lettura adatta a quelle serate autunnali, davanti ad caminetto acceso mentre fuori piove a dirotto. Non aspettatevi un grande romanzo però, non lo è. E' per l'appunto un racconto, che si legge

A great Christmas Eve read. Complete with ghost tales, forbidden love, miraculous recovery and drawing room intrigue, Alcott's tale would fit into any Downton Abbey episode.

Cuesta creer que la misma autora que nos trajo 'Mujercitas' pudiera cambiar radicalmente de tono para traernos novelas góticas, de terror o misterio... y es que ella misma admitía tener una cierta inclinación hacia lo espeluznante. En esta novellete, un grupo variopinto de personajes se reúne para p

Emanuela - per RFS
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Leggere quest’opera è stata per me una gradita occasione per riscoprire lo stile brillante e scorrevole della mamma di “Piccole donne” (sebbene in questo caso utilizzi uno pseudonimo) che in questo libro, dove colpiscono la modernità di scrittura e la verve con la quale il gioco v

Christmassy Gothic-lite with sentimentality and melodrama. Not as bad as it sounds, actually, and was fairly entertaining. But it could have been more fun with a well-developed ghost.

Yes, that's right. Sometimes the thing that holds your story back is the lack of a well-developed ghost.

In this Gothic novella from Louisa May Alcott, better known for such children's classics as
Little Women
, a Christmas house-party at a grand old English estate brings together a group of family and friends whose complicated, and often fraught relations are clarified and healed over the course of

En la mansión de los Treherne, antiguamente una abadía, se reúne un grupo de amigos para celebrar la Navidad. Están sir Jasper y su hermana Octavia, así como su madre. Maurice Treherne, amigo de Jasper, al que salvó la vida quedando él mismo en silla de ruedas. El coronel Snowdon y su joven esposa,

The Abbott's Ghost is another hidden gem written by Louisa May Alcott. Maurice Treherne saved his cousin Jasper's life after a misadventure in the water and was made a cripple because of it. Jasper of course is forever grateful but due to a small faux pas does a poor way of showing it. Maurice is in

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