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"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. ... Read more
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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 | Historical fiction, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 13707 |
| Release Date | Oct 11, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3344 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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