Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 174 Alcott, Louisa May 1832 1888 Barnard, A. M. Alcott, Louisa M. (Louisa May) Alcott, L. M. (Louisa May) The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation: A Christmas Story Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Agren, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation: A Christmas Story" by Alcott is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Maurice Treherne, a once-spirited man who has become a cripple after a misfortune at sea while saving his wealthy cousin, Jasper. The unfolding drama explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the consequences of human desires amidst the backdrop of a Christmas setting. The opening of the book establishes a rich tapestry of relationships and intrigue among the characters, primarily focusing on Maurice, who is now confined to a wheelchair but maintains a dignified strength and spirit despite his challenges. As he converses with relatives and friends, we learn of the complex dynamics between him, his beloved cousin Octavia, and the newcomer Mrs. Snowdon, whose return ignites past feelings and presents potential conflicts. The chapter effectively sets the emotional tone, hinting at unresolved tensions and potential romance, especially concerning the feelings between Maurice and Octavia, while foreshadowing further complications introduced by Mrs. Snowdon’s lingering connections to Maurice’s past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Love stories Young men -- Fiction Ghost stories Forgers -- Fiction PS Text Christmas Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 195062 195063 2024-10-04T08:26:14.153913 2023-10-04T07:54:55.329910 text/html text/html 197540 2021-02-26T00:11:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 68153 2021-02-26T00:11:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 168025 2024-10-04T08:26:21.933894 application/epub+zip 170529 2024-10-04T08:26:18.417894 application/epub+zip 139535 2024-10-04T08:26:16.726911 application/epub+zip 400483 2024-10-04T08:26:24.500856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385191 2024-10-04T08:26:21.079880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298394 2022-09-04T11:35:27.104584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164547 164390 2024-10-04T08:26:13.515933 2023-10-04T07:54:54.983922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 166146 2018-03-10T14:05:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 64351 2018-03-18T06:27:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 164212 2013-04-23T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 64083 2014-09-20T15:47:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 164203 2013-04-23T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64056 2014-09-20T15:47:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24715 2024-10-04T08:26:24.781848 application/rdf+xml 24385 2024-10-04T08:26:17.552910 image/jpeg 4597 2024-10-04T08:26:17.152909 image/jpeg 165280 2024-10-04T08:26:14.170928 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia