Twice-Told Tales: Two volumes iin one
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. Hawthorene's Works: Illustrated Library Edition. Harcover library binding. Very Good. woodcut for frontispiece. Hawthorne's early short stories, originally published in magazines, attracted little attention, but eventually were collected in two separate volumes. Gradually their worth was recognized and today Twice-Told Tales is one of the classics of American Renaissnce literature. This edtition, which includes the stories from both volumes, is an excellent way to refresh your recollectio of the tales or to add to your library.
Spine has some fading of gold letteringand wear at the top and bottom, bt the book is still tight after all these years. A previous owner signed the contents page of volume one in an old-fashioned script.
Spine has some fading of gold letteringand wear at the top and bottom, bt the book is still tight after all these years. A previous owner signed the contents page of volume one in an old-fashioned script.
Synopsis
Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of short stories, most of which are infused with a very New England gothic tone. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals. The title, Twice-Told Tales , was drawn from William Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John (Act 3, scene 4): "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." The piece is composed of sketches and tales, mostly allegories and moralistic fantasies including "The Gray Champion," "The Wedding Knell," "The Minister's Black Veil," "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe," "Wakefield," "The Great Carbuncle," "The Prophetic Pictures," "The Hollow of the Three Hills," "Fancy's Show Box," and "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."
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- BRYAN BUNCH BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 257
- Title
- Twice-Told Tales
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Illustrator
- woodcut for frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Harcover library binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Hawthorene's Works: Illustrated Library Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1872
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- PVFL;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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