A Modern Mephistopheles by Louisa May Alcott - ISBN: 9780553377958
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Jasper Helwyze, an old man who takes pleasure in manipulating others, promises Felix Canaris, a desperate young poet, fame and fortune in return for his devotion, then proceeds to plan the corruption of Felix’s wife, Gladys.

A Modern Mephistopheles

A Novel

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 1995

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Summary

Although beloved for her children’s classic Little Women, Louisa May Alcott had a passion for sensational literature that she only dared issue anonymously or under a pseudonym. Her favorite among these adult fictions, A Modern Mephistopheles was first published in 1877 and has been rediscovered and published under Alcott’s name.This chilling tale of lust, deception, and greed beings on a midwinter night as Felix Canaris, a despairing writer about to take his own life, is saved by a knock at t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780553377958
ISBN-10:0553377957
Author:Louisa May Alcott
Publisher:Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Imprint:Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:1 September 1995
Weight:366g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 13mm
About The Author

Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott was both an abolitionist and a feminist. She is best known forLittle Women(1868), a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott, unlike Jo, never married “because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man.” She was an advocate of women’s suffrage and was the first woman to register to vote in Concord, Massachusetts.

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