{"product_id":"9781513264882","title":"Twice Told Tales","description":"Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781513264882\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Jan 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 350 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective-wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes.\"- Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne's \u003ci\u003eTwice-Told Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacularly rich collection of thirty-nine penetrating stories.  With a rare purity of style, these tales chronicle both familiar life and haunted specters through a lens of subtle mysticism and deep melancholy.\u003c\/b\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever 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.  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. Heidegger's Experiment\" which was adapted into the 1963 Horror Film starring Vincent Price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eTwice-Told Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920141107358,"sku":"ING-9781513264882","price":21.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781513264882.jpg?v=1782817573","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781513264882","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}