{"product_id":"hawthornes-short-stories","title":"Hawthorne's Short Stories (Vintage Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four of the best short stories by one of the early masters of the form, in the definitive collection edited by acclaimed scholar Newton Arvin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne was one of the greatest American writers of the nineteenth century, and some of his most powerful work was in the form of fable-like tales that make rich use of allegory and symbolism. The dark beauty and moral force of his imagination are evident in such enduring masterpieces as \"Young Goodman Brown,\" in which a young man who believes he has witnessed a satanic initiation can never see his pious neighbors the same way again; \"Rappaccini's Daughter,\" about a lovely young girl who has been raised in isolation among dangerous poisons; and \"The Birthmark,\" in which a scientist obsessed with perfection destroys the flaw that makes his otherwise flawless wife both beautiful and human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwice-Told Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gray Champion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Minister's Black Veil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe May-Pole of Merry Mount\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gentle Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWakefield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Great Carbuncle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prophetic Pictures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Heidegger's Experiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Eleanore's Mantle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld Esther Dudley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ambitious Guest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe White Old Maid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Goldthwaite's Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndicott and the Red Cross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMosses from an Old Manse\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Birthmark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung Goodman Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRappaccini's Daughter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Celestial Railroad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeathertop: A Moralized Legend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEgotism; Or, the Bosom Serpent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Christmas Banquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrowne's Wooden Image\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarth's Holocaust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Artist of the Beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Snow Image\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Great Stone Face\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEthan Brand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wives of the Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales and Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Antique Ring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice Doane's Appeal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne\u003c\/b\u003e (1805-64) was an American novelist and short-story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eFanshawe, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including \u003ci\u003eTwice-Told Tales \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMosses from an Old Manse. \u003c\/i\u003eHis later novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Marble Faun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewton Arvin\u003c\/b\u003e (1900-63) was a literary critic and professor at Smith College known for his influential writings about nineteenth-century American literature. He is the author of biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman, and his biography of Herman Melville won the National Book Award in 1951.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 11, 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780307741219\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.0\" H x 8.01\" L x 5.17\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e448 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549875396794,"sku":"9780307741219","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_a0629804-9cdc-4c12-b557-b3c18ad867e4.jpg?v=1769771578","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/hawthornes-short-stories","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}