Readers looking for a critical vantage point from which to see Hawthorne whole—his artistic rise, triumph, and sad decline—can find it in this collection.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Complete Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated)' offers readers a comprehensive collection of Hawthorne's short fiction, showcasing his mastery of the short story form.

The name is picturesque and well suited to introduce the reader to a homely suburban romance. The subject of the story goes back to the witchcraft period, and its active.

The novels and tales, the incidental writings, travel notes and children’s books, letters and diaries reverberate in this biography, which both charts and protects the dark unknowable core that is quintessentially Hawthorne.

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