$25 · (19th century) "Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne *

**Browse our huge selection of vintage items and collectibles! Click "View seller's list" in the user profile section of this ad. Click "Next" at the bottom right of the last ad to flip to the next page.** ----------- We believe this copy to be from the late 1800's. Hawthorne's first published book, 'Twice-Told Tales,' established him as a American literary force in the early 1800s. This lesson summarizes the most notable stories from this collection. Historical Context Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter and House of the Seven Gables published Twice-Told Tales in 1837. This book collected 18 stories Hawthorne had previously published in small literary journals. The collection was expanded five years later to more than double the total story count to 39. The stories that make up the collection show Hawthorne's Puritan roots and explore ideas of sin and pride through allegory, a literary device that gives a story a second meaning. Hawthorne's contemporaries, Poe and Longfellow, praised the book, which was also named 1837's Book of the Year by the Grolier Club, America's oldest book club. The title 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." https://study.com/academy/lesson/nathaniel-hawthornes-twice-told-tales-summary.html#:~:text=This%20Hawthorne%20classic%20tells%20the,funeral%20of%20a%20young%20woman. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To see our entire selection of vintage and antique books, go to: www.usedvictoria.com/classifieds/all?description=1A0B4C9D3E8F2G7 To see our other books of this category, go to: www.usedvictoria.com/classifieds/all?description=1A0B4C9D3E8F2G7+NOVEL www.usedvictoria.com/classifieds/all?description=1A0B4C9D3E8F2G7+ANTIQUE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . . . ----- 1A0B4C9D3E8F2G7 DSC books S8up3r4De7al3S4