A Modern Mephistopheles Author:Louisa May Alcott ". . . a sophisticated and suspenseful story" of Felix, a 19-year-old starving poet, who meets mysterious Jasper Helwyze and is offered literary success in exchange for total submission. They keep their bargain and as success develops, so does the psychological complexity. From the author's "other career", as a feminist spokeswoman for women's... more » rights.« less