A Double Life: Newly Discovered Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott

Sono rimasta molto delusa da questi racconti, e per questo forse li ho giudicati con più severità di quanto meriterebbero. Penso infatti che molti degli aspetti che non ho gradito siano un po’ dei topoi della letteratura dell’epoca (il soprannaturale che proviene dall'oriente, l’amore sfortunato che sfocia in tragedia, la fanciulla che si sacrifica per l’amato, ecc.), e se considerati in quest’ottica, neanche troppo male. Però a me questi racconti non sono piaciuti, tranne il secondo (anche se era molto prevedibile) non mi hanno divertito. L’ultimo mi aveva messo una grande curiosità e quindi mi stava prendendo molto, ma poi nel finale ha perso il suo fascino. Insomma, mi sono tolta lo sfizio di leggere questo libro che show more mi incuriosiva da tempo, e adesso so che avrei potuto benissimo farne a meno!

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This is the book that started it all with me regarding Alcott... I'd never been into Alcott's young adult classics (although now, later in life, I've read many and enjoyed them.) I purchased this book from my book-of-the-month club at the time it was published and was instantly, deeply, irrevocably hooked. Over the next couple of years several other anthologies were published and I tracked down others that had been around but were somewhat obscure. I also began to read books by/about the researchers who uncovered many of these thriller stories and a second passion was enflamed!

Drama, the paranormal, romance, passion, angst... These stories have it all. And this volume holds one of my favorites (not that it's easy to choose) - A Pair of show more Eyes. Gorgeous! If you love tortured, passionate, period drama/romance, read these! show less

This collection of Louisa May Alcott's sensation fiction is absolutely wild! I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Not bad - mostly sad/terrible endings though. Ariel's and Taming the Tartar are the only exceptions - Tartar reads very like a modern romance.

Five thrillers published anonymously by Alcott in the tabloids of the 19th century, confronting subjects considered too shocking for the book-reading public. Very informative introduction by Madeleine B. Stern.