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Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne is perhaps Hawthorne's most famous book of short stories. The full list of the stories in Twice-Told Tales is: 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 THE HAUNTED MIND THE VILLAGE UNCLE THE AMBITIOUS GUEST THE SISTER-YEARS SNOWFLAKES THE SEVEN VAGABONDS THE WHITE OLD MAID PETER GOLDTHWAITE'S TREASURE CHIPPINGS WITH A CHISEL THE SHAKER BRIDAL NIGHT-SKETCHES, BENEATH AN UMBRELLA ENDICOTT AND THE RED CROSS THE LILY'S QUEST FOOTPRINTS ON THE SEASHORE EDWARD FANE'S ROSEBUD THE THREEFOLD DESTINY Enjoy Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne today!

This is the annotated edition including both volumes of the original book, a rare and extensive biographical essay on the author, as well as an essay by Edgar Allan Poe on Hawthorne's tale-writing.Hawthorne's early stories were collected in 1837 and published under the title "Twice-Told Tales." They include two of the stories founded on early New England annals, -- "The Gray Champion," based on a tradition of one of the judges of Charles I., and "The Maypole of Merry-Mount," in which Endicott appears as the embodiment of the Puritan spirit. Besides these are the allegories "Fancy's Show Box," "The Great Carbuncle," and " The Prophetic Pictures ; " "The Hollow of the Three Hills," one of the typical stories of witchcraft, foreshadowing some of his later and more powerful work; the curious study, "Wakefield", the popular "Rill from the Town Pump ;" the pretty' fantasy, " David Swan," in which the lighthearted boy goes on his pilgrimage unconscious of the shadows of possibilities that have fallen across his sleeping face; the pathetic story of Quaker suffering, "The Gentle Boy ; " " Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," -' touching a subject which recurs again in " Septimius Felton " and " The Dolliver Romance ;" and the light humor of "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe,-" — thus including almost every class of subject on which he afterward touched, though in all he rose to higher levels in his later work. '

"Complete in One Volume ""To this little book, we would say, 'Live ever, sweet, sweet book.' It comes from the hand of a man of genius.… [Hawthorne's writing] is characterized by a large proportion of feminine elements, depth and tenderness of feeling, exceeding purity of mind."" —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hawthorne's writings are ""a pure and living stream of manly thought and feeling, which characterizes always the true man, the Christian, the republican and the pat"

This compilation of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne gained its name from the fact all had appeared in magazines and periodicals before comprising part of this book. Released in 1837, the Twice-Told Tales range in genre from the mystery fiction from which Hawthorne made his name, to sensuous and emotional tales depicting pastoral life and events, to horror stories filled with tension. As with his masterworks, many of the stories pay attention to the distant past; a fascination for Hawthorne. Many are inspired by existing folk tales and allegorical stories, and are placed into the short story form so the reader may enjoy them with ease in a single sitting. Born with the gift of compelling characterisation, Hawthorne's stories share a common strain in grabbing and holding the reader's attention - a trait which is maintained even to the modern day. Although initially unpopular and struggling to sell, the Twice-Told Tales were lauded by critics and fellow literary personages of the 19th century.

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