The Haunted Mind (From "Twice Told Tales") by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Haunted Mind (From 'Twice Told Tales')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story first published in 1835. It explores the liminal space between sleep and waking, where a person awakens in the middle of the night. In this vulnerable state, the mind conjures spectral figures representing personal sorrows, regrets, and disappointments. The narrative follows an introspective journey through darkness and despair toward moments of natural beauty, before descending back into sleep's mysterious embrace. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Title The Haunted Mind (From "Twice Told Tales")
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunted_Mind
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Short stories
Subject New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject Historical fiction, American
Category Text
eBook-No. 9209
Release Date
Last Update Jan 2, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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