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The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair
by Nathaniel HawthorneIN writing this ponderous tome, the author’s desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals in such a form and style that the YOUNG may make acquaintance with them of their own accord. For this purpose, while ostensibly relating the adventures of a chair, he has endeavored to keep a distinct and unbroken thre..
The Wives of the Dead
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Wives of the Dead is an 1832 short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a much-beloved pioneer of early American literature. First published in the annual periodical The Token and later included in Hawthorne’s 1852 collection, The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales, “The Wives of the Dead” concerns two sisters-in-law who become widows after their ..
Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance
by Nathaniel HawthorneDoctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance is a fiction novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A man generally contrives to publish, during his lifetime, quite as much as the public has time or inclination to read; and his surviving friends are apt to show more zeal than discretion in dragging forth from his closed desk such undeveloped offspri..
Passages from the American Notebooks
by Nathaniel HawthornePassages from the English Notebooks is a collection of travel writing by Nathaniel Hawthorne written in two volumes and this book contains both volumes in one edition. It seems justly due to Mr. Hawthorne that the occasion of any portion of his private journals being brought before the Public should be made known, since they were originally designe..
The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales")
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Prophetic Pictures is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In "The Prophetic Pictures," the evil soul that the master painter has seen in the happy young bridegroom finally makes its way through the picture and onto the face itself. In story after story the given element, the central and unifying element, is what moves and stirs within us, the..
Biographical Stories
by Nathaniel HawthorneBiographical Stories for Children is a collection short biographical tales of historical figures including Queen Christina, Benjamin Franklin, Oliver Cromwell, Samuel Johnson, Sir Isaac Newton and Benjamin West. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. Hawthorne's works belong to romanticism or, more specif..
The Miraculous Pitcher
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Miraculous Pitcher is a Short Story About Old Philemon and His Old Wife Baucis. This is one of the popular Greek myths about old Philemon and his old wife Baucis . It is adapted here by Nathaniel Hawthorne for children...
Other Tales and Sketches
by Nathaniel HawthorneOther Tales and Sketches is a ghost stories collection written by Nathaniel Hawthorne for young readers. There are three stories in this collection as below:My Visit To NiagaraThe Antique RingGraves And Goblins..