{"product_id":"twice-told-tales-9781513264882","title":"Twice Told Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective-wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes.\"- Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"To this little book we would say 'Live ever, sweet, sweet book.' It comes from the hand of a man of genius.\"-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne's \u003ci\u003eTwice-Told Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacularly rich collection of thirty-nine penetrating stories. With a rare purity of style, these tales chronicle both familiar life and haunted specters through a lens of subtle mysticism and deep melancholy.\u003c\/b\u003e The title is a nod to Shakespeare's line \"Life is a tedious as a twice-told tale\/Vexing the ear of a drowsy man.\"; it furthermore is Hawthorne's acknowledgment that these stories all had been previously published in various magazines and newspapers of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever one to shy from exploring themes of darkness and morality, these stories beg for repeated readings in order to fully grasp their true richness; yet, there is a sheer enjoyment in the subtle, truly imaginative beauty in each one. Amongst this collection are the tales \"The Ambitious Guest,\" \"The Minister's Black Veil,\" \"The May-Pole of Merry Mount,\" \"The Hollow of Three Hills,\" \"The Haunted Mind,\" and \"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment\" which was adapted into the 1963 Horror Film starring Vincent Price.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eTwice-Told Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawthorne, Nathaniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American writer whose work was aligned with the Romantic movement. Much of his output, primarily set in New England, was based on his anti-puritan views. He is a highly regarded writer of short stories, yet his best-known works are his novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter \u003c\/i\u003e(1850), \u003ci\u003e The House of Seven Gables \u003c\/i\u003e(1851), and \u003ci\u003eThe Marble Faun \u003c\/i\u003e (1860). Much of his work features complex and strong female characters and offers deep psychological insights into human morality and social constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50442600055058,"sku":"9781513264882","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1204349b-9850-4b8e-94d4-b44882f8f959.jpg?v=1729671485","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/twice-told-tales-9781513264882","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}