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Nathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer.His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
Hawthorne satirizes both parties, though there is a particular gloomy foreshadowing mentioned early on in the story presaging the arrival of the puritans in the story, suggesting dark consequences. The youth and maiden go from being Merry Mounters to, presumably, becoming members of the Puritan community.
Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne.The first volume was published in the spring of 1837 and the second in 1842. [1] The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name.
Hawthorne also uses the story to satirize and criticize modern business, public relations types, aggressive promoters, and the railroad itself. [6] Hawthorne's story makes several references to the original The Pilgrim's Progress. Evangelist, who first directs Christian on his journey, is updated to a worker at the train station's ticket office.
During his time there, Hawthorne had befriended Herman Melville, who had just published Moby-Dick with a dedication to Hawthorne as Hawthorne was preparing the preface for his new book. [3] Publisher James T. Fields compiled the collection of 15 tales and sketches and published it in book form in December 1851. Commercially, it was Hawthorne's ...
Among these are the great books project including the book series Great Books of the Western World, now containing 60 volumes. In 1998 Modern Library, an American publishing company, polled its editorial board to find the best 100 novels of the 20th century: Modern Library 100 Best Novels. These attempts have been criticized for their ...
A Virtuoso's Collection" is a short story by American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in Boston Miscellany of Literature and Fashion , I (May 1842), 193-200, and later included as the final story in the compilation Mosses from an Old Manse .
By comparison, his friend Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick was released the same month, with the British edition selling under 300 copies in two years, and the American edition under 1,800 in the first year. [9] Hawthorne later authorized a French edition of A Wonder-Book and bought a copy in Marseille while on a