A Whisper in the Dark: Twelve Thrilling Tales by Louisa May Alcott
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Louisa May Alcott | ISBN: | 9781411462892 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | July 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Louisa May Alcott |
| ISBN: | 9781411462892 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | July 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
The book takes its title from the tale "A Whisper in the Dark," arguably Alcott's high-gothic masterpiece, a story of imperiled innocence. Also featured are: "The Abbot's Ghost," one of Alcott's few thrillers that employs the supernatural; "Perilous Play," a sensationalist story in which she suggests that with the appropriate stimulation--in this case hashish--even the innocent reveal a dark side; and V.V.; or Plots and Counterplots, fraught with passion and jealousy that introduces the mysterious Virginie Varens, the darkest heroine in all of her work.
The book takes its title from the tale "A Whisper in the Dark," arguably Alcott's high-gothic masterpiece, a story of imperiled innocence. Also featured are: "The Abbot's Ghost," one of Alcott's few thrillers that employs the supernatural; "Perilous Play," a sensationalist story in which she suggests that with the appropriate stimulation--in this case hashish--even the innocent reveal a dark side; and V.V.; or Plots and Counterplots, fraught with passion and jealousy that introduces the mysterious Virginie Varens, the darkest heroine in all of her work.
