{"product_id":"twice-told-tales-paperback","title":"Twice Told Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwice-Told Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, Nathaniel Hawthorne's astonishing collection of short stories was initially published in two volumes; the first in 1837, and the second in 1842. In these thirty-nine stories, readers will encounter some of the author's very best work; these are small masterpieces of allegory that measure the nature of human fallibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692702634047,"sku":"9781513264882","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/31f0240f0d23b3ab9b11ca37f044cc85_95117790-68be-4a3b-aea5-4cfb987a7833.webp?v=1764996310","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/twice-told-tales-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}