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172 ratings, 3.94 average rating, 9 reviews
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published
May 12th 1955
by Vintage
binding
Paperback, 384 pages
isbn
0394700155
(isbn13: 9780394700151)
description
Here are the best of Hawthorne's short stories. There are twenty-four of them -- not only the most familiar, but also many that are virtually unknown ...more
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Read in January, 2002
recommends it for:
anyone who likes creepy cautionary tales
i'm not actually sure i've read all the stories in here, but i had to put something up to stand for how much i love hawthorne's short fiction. i read the stories mostly one at a time, during a class on american lit in college. i thought i hated american lit, and i was mostly right, but boy was i wrong about hawthorne. :)
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Read in March, 2008
The 24 short stories were not bad, but the style of writing was so hard to follow. You could tell they were written about 200 years ago. I know I am glad to be a Christian today and not during the Puritan Times. My favorite stories were probably 'The Prophetic Pictures' and 'Egotism; Or, The Bosom Serpent.'
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I read this book while stuck in the back of the house keeping my dog company while a repairman was doing work elsewhere, I had read a few of the stories previously but found several new ones I liked.
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Read in January, 2000
recommends it for:
all humans
I was shocked at how much I loved many of the Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories included in this book. I was especially moved by "Wakefield" and "The Great Stone Face."
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Classic writter-insiteful-really gets under the skin of his characters. I have read this book before but return to it as the stories are multi-layered and lush.
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Read in October, 2008
Had to read these for a class at the Institute. Liked them o.k., discovered I am not such a big fan of Hawthorne's SS.
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Read in January, 2005
have not read all of these. my favorite is "Wakefield"
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recommends it for:
Anyone
Hawthornes short stories are awesome!
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