"The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation: A Christmas Story" by Louisa May Alcott is a 19th-century Christmas story that centers on Maurice Treherne, a disabled man who saved his cousin Jasper at sea. The novel examines love, sacrifice, and the impact of choices. Maurice, confined to a wheelchair, shows strength as he engages with family and friends. The story reveals the complex relationships between Maurice, his cousin Octavia, and Mrs. Snowdon, whose reappearance stirs up past emotions and conflicts. Old feelings and secrets come to light as a love triangle develops.
The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation: A Christmas Story
By Louisa May Alcott
Amidst a festive Christmas setting, a disabled hero faces love, temptation, and dark secrets from the past.
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About the AuthorLouisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for writing the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, including Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Encouraged by her family, Louisa began writing from an early age.
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for writing the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, including Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Encouraged by her family, Louisa began writing from an early age.
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