A short novella set in England, Louisa May Alcott's The Mysterious Key and What It Opened (1867) is a classic tale for children about a person who must look for a family-tomb to find love. It was first a part of Ten-Cent Novelette series and later published under the full name of the authoress. Like Alcott's other works, it conveys moral lessons through keen perceptions of life.
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Louisa May Alcott was both an abolitionist and a feminist. She is best known for Little Women (1868), a semiautobiographical 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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By Eleni
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This is a great mystery story by Louisa May Alcott, that although is very different from her other, more famous novels, it is excellently written, fascinating, and definitely worth reading.
It is the story of a family haunted by prophesies, secrets, and passions and of people bound by promises and honour, which prevent them from finding happiness. Louisa May Alcott manages to comment on the restrictions that society imposes on people, women in particular, while maintaining a sense of suspense and a gripping plot.
A note on the Kindle edition: luckily I found no errors, it was extremely easy to download, and a pleasure to read!
It is the story of a family haunted by prophesies, secrets, and passions and of people bound by promises and honour, which prevent them from finding happiness. Louisa May Alcott manages to comment on the restrictions that society imposes on people, women in particular, while maintaining a sense of suspense and a gripping plot.
A note on the Kindle edition: luckily I found no errors, it was extremely easy to download, and a pleasure to read!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A great mystery story written by the author of Little Women etc. This mystery novel is quite different to the moralistic Little Women series, and it completely overlooked. A really good read, with a twist in the tail. Give it a try.
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By Liz D
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First time I read this book. Very much of its time but I did enjoy reading a book with a happy ending and kind characters.
By Caro
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I couldn't sleep and turned to this, as it turned out, slim volume. A truly good read, sweet and predictable but with a few surprising twists that had me retracing the story. A perfect antidote to over complicated plots and unreasonable characters. I recommend it for a winter evening by the fire.
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