Hawthorne's Short StoriesHere are the best of Hawthorne's short stories. There are twenty-four of them -- not only the most familiar, but also many that are virtually unknown to the average reader. The selection was made by Professor Newton Arvin of Smith College, a recognized authority on Hawthorne and a distinguished literary critic as well. His fine introduction admirably interprets Hawthorne's mind and art. |
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THE MAYPOLE OF MERRY MOUNT | 33 |
WAKEFIELD | 63 |
THE GREAT CARBUNCLE | 72 |
THE PROPHETIC PICTURES | 85 |
DR HEIDEGGERS EXPERIMENT | 99 |
LADY ELEANORES MANTLE | 108 |
RAPPACCINIS DAUGHTER | 206 |
THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD | 234 |
A MORALIZED LEGEND | 251 |
EGOTISM OR THE BOSOM SERPENT | 270 |
THE CHRISTMAS BANQUET | 283 |
DROWNES WOODEN IMAGE | 300 |
EARTHS HOLOCAUST | 312 |
THE ARTIST OF THE BEAUTIFUL | 331 |
OLD ESTHER DUDLEY | 121 |
THE AMBITIOUS GUEST | 130 |
THE WHITE OLD MAID | 138 |
PETER GOLDTHWAITES TREASURE | 148 |
ENDICOTT AND THE RED CROSS | 167 |
THE BIRTHMARK | 177 |
YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN | 193 |
THE GREAT STONE FACE | 357 |
ETHAN BRAND | 375 |
THE WIVES OF THE DEAD | 391 |
THE ANTIQUE RING | 399 |
ALICE DOANES APPEAL | 411 |
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