Twice-told tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Twice-Told Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story collection published in two volumes in 1837 and 1842. These previously anonymous magazine stories were gathered at a friend's urging, their title drawn from Shakespeare's "King John." The collection launched Hawthorne's literary reputation, earning praise from contemporaries like Longfellow, who called it a work of genius, and Poe, who admired its purity while critiquing its allegory. The stories explore American themes with distinctive style, helping establish a uniquely American literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Title Twice-told tales
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice-Told_Tales
Contents The gray champion -- Sunday at home -- The wedding-knell -- The minister's black veil -- The Maypole of Merry Mount -- The gentle boy -- Mr. Higginbotham's catastrophe -- Little Annie's ramble -- Wakefield -- A rill from the town pump -- The Great Carbuncle -- The prophetic pictures -- David Swan -- Sights from a steeple -- The Hollow of the three hills -- The toll-gatherer's day -- The vision of the fountain -- Fancy's show-box -- Dr. Heidegger's experiment -- Legends of the Province House: Howe's masquerade. Edward Randolph's portrait. Lady Eleanore's mantle. Old Esther Dudley -- The haunted mind -- The village uncle -- The ambitious guest -- The sister-years -- The White Old Maid -- Peter Goldthwaite's treasure -- Chippings with a chisel -- The Shaker bridal -- Night-sketches -- Endicott and the Red Cross -- The Lily's quest -- Footprints on the seashore -- Edward Fane's rosebud -- The threefold destiny.
Credits Rick Niles, John Hagerson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor 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. 13707
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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