Great Short Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Description:

This book presents a great American writer at the height of his powers. It includes his most famous and highly praised novel The Scarlet Letter and seven of his finest stories. Hawthorne's stature seems to grow with the passing decades. Contemporary critics have been tireless in discovering the layers of meaning in his fiction. Henry James predicted this when he wrote "his work will remain; it is too original and exquisite to pass away." - Jacket flap. Contains: [Birth-Mark](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455204W) Ethan Brand [Minister's Black Veil](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455342W) My Kinsman, Major Molineux [Rappaccini's Daughter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455378W) Roger Malvin's Burial Scarlet Letter [Young Goodman Brown](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455569W/Young_Goodman_Brown)

subjects: Social life and customs,  Manners and customs,  Fiction,  short story,  Satanism,  Puritans,  catechism,  literature,  sextons,  clergy,  American fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, short stories (single author)

People: Giacomo Rappaccini,  Giovanni Guasconti,  Beatrice Rappaccini,  Aylmer,  Georgiana,  Goodman Brown,  Faith Brown,  Goody Cloyse,  Devil,  Nathaniel Hawthorne,  Mr. Hooper,  Elizabeth

Places: Padua,  India,  Italy,  University of Padua,  New England,  Salem Village,  Massachusetts,  meeting house

Times: 1600s