Twice-Told Tales (World' Best Reading) [Hardcover]
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/none
- ISBN 10
- 0895773325
- ISBN 13
- 9780895773326
- Seller
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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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- Bookseller
- Cup and Chaucer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3912
- Title
- Twice-Told Tales (World' Best Reading) [Hardcover]
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- 335 p. Contains: Illustrations. Navy blue boards, black spine, gilt decoration.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- World's Best Reading series
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0895773325
- ISBN 13
- 9780895773326
- Publisher
- Reader's Digest Assn.
- Place of Publication
- Pleasantville, Ny
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Classics; Fiction; Folklore; General; Historical fiction, American; History; New England; Short Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Fiction, Short Stories; Folktales, Mythology; Fiction, American;
- Size
- Octavo
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