The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation. A Christmas House Party, a Family Curse, and a Ghost Who Won't Stay Buried

Gathered at a country manor for the holidays, a house party of guests finds their festivities disturbed by an old family legend - a hooded, silent figure said to walk when a Treherne's conscience is troubled. Maurice Treherne, heir to the estate and hiding a temptation of his own, must decide what the ghost is really warning him about before Christmas ends. A lesser-known gothic gem from the author of Little Women - atmospheric, moody, and a reminder that Alcott could write chilling suspense as easily as domestic warmth.