James II., the bigoted successor of Charles the Voluptuous, had annulled the charters of all the colonies and sent a harsh and unprincipled soldier to take away our liberties and endanger our religion. There was once a time when New England groaned under the actual pressure of heavier wrongs than those threatened ones which brought on the Revolution. Heidegger’s Experiment” which was adapted into the 1963 Horror Film starring Vincent Price. Amongst this collection are the tales “The Ambitious Guest,” “The Minister’s Black Veil,” “The May-Pole of Merry Mount,” “The Hollow of Three Hills,” “The Haunted Mind,” and “Dr. Never one to shy from exploring themes of darkness and morality, these stories beg for repeated readings in order to fully grasp their true richness yet, there is a sheer enjoyment in the subtle, truly imaginative beauty in each one.
The title is a nod to Shakespeare’s line “Life is a tedious as a twice-told tale/Vexing the ear of a drowsy man.” it furthermore is Hawthorne’s acknowledgment that these stories all had been previously published in various magazines and newspapers of the day. With a rare purity of style, these tales chronicle both familiar life and haunted specters through a lens of subtle mysticism and deep melancholy. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales is a spectacularly rich collection of thirty-nine penetrating stories. “To this little book we would say ‘Live ever, sweet, sweet book.’ It comes from the hand of a man of genius.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow His tone is singularly effective-wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes.”- Edgar Allan Poe “The style of Hawthorne is purity itself.
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