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nocowardsoul ([personal profile] nocowardsoul) wrote2013-11-28 02:29 pm

Two Alcott short stories

In celebration of Louisa May Alcott's birthday tomorrow, here are two stories with a trope in common:

Engimas
An old man convinces a young man to take a secretary job because the old man thinks his neighbors are up to something fishy. Try not to read the note at the beginning.

My Mysterious Mademoiselle
On a train to reunite with his estranged sister, a man meets a young lady on the run from . . . well, you'll find out.

(The vague summaries are because I'm trying to avoid spoilers. Just read them, okay?)