Twice-Told Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Twice-Told Tales' is a seminal collection that recontextualizes the short story form through a blend of allegory, morality, and psychological complexity. Published in two volumes, the first appearing in the spring of 1837 and the second five years later, these stories are steeped in the early 19th-century American literary tradition. Hawthorne employs a distinct narrative st...