Twice-Told Tales [Salem Edition]
by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author); George Parson Lathrop (Introduction by)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Boston, MA & New York: Houghton Mifflin & Company, 1894. Salem Edition . Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 268 pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, scarce, true collectible gem! A great copy! Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Given its age, copy shows heavy use, but still a good collectible reading copy. Moderate foxing on page edges. Brittle pages. No dust jacket.
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
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5iiAh0022
- Title
- Twice-Told Tales [Salem Edition]
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author); George Parson Lathrop (Introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Canvas Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Salem Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA & New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Pages
- 268
- Keywords
- American History & Studies, American Tradition & Culture, Americana, Cultural Studies, Classic American Literature, Intl. & World Famous Novelist & Author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Born Nathaniel Hathorne, Literary Studies
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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