{"product_id":"a-modern-mephistopheles-and-a-whisper-in-the-dark-paperback","title":"A Modern Mephistopheles and A Whisper in the Dark: Gothic Tales from the Darker Side of Louisa May Alcott - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouisa May Alcott's \u003cem\u003eA Modern Mephistopheles and A Whisper in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the darker, more Gothic side of the author best known for \u003cem\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e These two works move through psychological manipulation, secrecy, coercion, forbidden desire, confinement, and moral danger, showing Alcott's command of the sensation and Gothic modes she explored beyond her more familiar domestic fiction. Here, innocence is placed under pressure, households become traps, and private motives carry a menace that is emotional, intellectual, and sometimes almost demonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Modern Mephistopheles\u003c\/em\u003e, Alcott reworks Faustian temptation through the story of Felix Canaris, Gladys, and the controlling Jasper Helwyze, whose wealth, invalidism, and cold intelligence allow him to experiment with the lives around him. \u003cem\u003eA Whisper in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e adds a sharper atmosphere of mystery and threat, drawing on the Gothic tradition of inheritance, captivity, unstable authority, and a young woman's struggle against forces determined to silence or control her. Together, the works make a strong companion volume for readers interested in nineteenth-century American fiction, women's Gothic writing, psychological thrillers, dark romance, and the less sentimental side of Alcott's imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis SMK edition presents Alcott not only as a beloved chronicler of family life, but as a versatile and ambitious writer willing to explore power, obsession, moral corruption, and female vulnerability within the popular forms of her time. For readers of Gothic fiction, classic American literature, women's literary history, sensation fiction, and darker Victorian-era storytelling, \u003cem\u003eA Modern Mephistopheles and A Whisper in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e offers a striking view of an author too often confined to a single reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47777698349241,"sku":"9781515401186","price":30.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/91vRIbGCx49781515401186_4a3ae71c-fa52-4233-81d5-dfcc2863deca.webp?v=1783881421","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/a-modern-mephistopheles-and-a-whisper-in-the-dark-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}