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The Abbot's Ghost

The Abbot's Ghost: A Christmas Story

1867 • 125 pages

I was expecting the sort of thrill and fill that I received reading her other Gothic potboiler, but alas. The ghost here was little to ghostly at all, and barely made an appearance. There were sometimes, I wasn't too sure of what was going on, and I found myself confused more often than not about who was speaking and who was who. Although always somewhat of a joy to read Alcott, this didn't give me anything that I was looking for and I can see why this is a lesser-known work.

March 16, 2020