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Twice Told Tales
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publishe, 1891. Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1891. Brown cloth over boards, gold gilt at head and gold lettering. Very Good/No DJ. Hawthorne was encouraged by friend Horatio Bridge to collect these previously anonymous stories; Bridge offered $250 to cover the risk of the publication. Many had been published in The Token, edited by Samuel Griswold Goodrich. When the works became popular, Bridge revealed Hawthorne as the author in a review he published in the Boston Post.
The title, Twice-Told Tales, was based on a line from William Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John (Act 3, scene 4): "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." The quote referenced. Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher,1891. Very Good, solid, spine intact, text is clear, some foxing and yellowing through the book but not excessive, owner's signature on front end paper. Brown cloth over boards, gold gilt at head and gold lettering.
The title, Twice-Told Tales, was based on a line from William Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John (Act 3, scene 4): "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." The quote referenced. Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher,1891. Very Good, solid, spine intact, text is clear, some foxing and yellowing through the book but not excessive, owner's signature on front end paper. Brown cloth over boards, gold gilt at head and gold lettering.
Synopsis
Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of short stories, most of which are infused with a very New England gothic tone. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals. The title, Twice-Told Tales , was drawn from William Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John (Act 3, scene 4): "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." The piece is composed of sketches and tales, mostly allegories and moralistic fantasies including "The Gray Champion," "The Wedding Knell," "The Minister's Black Veil," "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe," "Wakefield," "The Great Carbuncle," "The Prophetic Pictures," "The Hollow of the Three Hills," "Fancy's Show Box," and "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Twice Told Tales
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Brown cloth over boards, gold gilt at head and gold lettering
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1891
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: David McKay, Publishe
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- INV897 bx49
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