Louisa May Alcott, A Long Fatal Love Chase

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A Long Fatal Love Chase

was written by Louisa May Alcott in 1866, two years before the publication of

Little Women

, and was initially entitled

A Modern Mephistopheles, or The Fatal Love Chase

. The novel failed to reach publication because Alcott's publisher rejected it as too long, morbid, and sensational. Alcott persisted, revising and condensing it under the title “Fair Rosamond”; this abridged manuscript has remained unpublished and belongs to the Houghton Library Collection. (1)

A Long Fatal Love Chase

, as we came to know it in 1995, is the result of a New Hampshire highschool principal's efforts to bring to light the unabridged manuscript which had languished in obscurity until he discovered and managed to obtain it.

A Long Fatal Love Chase is a suspenseful and racy tale of

3843 words

Citation: Maragou, Helena. "A Long Fatal Love Chase". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 10 February 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=14957, accessed 19 March 2024.]

14957 A Long Fatal Love Chase 3 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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