A Modern Mephistopheles Author:Louisa May Alcott First published anonymously in 1877, A Modern Mephistopheles was called "unquestionably the work of genius, powerful in conception, elegant in construction, lofty in tone" by The New Age and "a constant intellectual delight" by the Boston Post. Even by today's standards, the book's psychological complexity is striking, especially its scathing d... more »epiction of the evils and ambitions of which mankind is capable.« less