Selected Tales and Sketches

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Michael J. Colacurcio, Michael J. Colacurcio

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Penguin Classics
03 March 1987

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Short stories

The short fiction of a writer who helped to shape the course of American literature. With a determined commitment to the history of his native land, Nathaniel Hawthorne revealed, more incisively than any writer of his generation, the nature of a distinctly American consciousness. The pieces collected here deal with essentially American matters- the Puritan past, the Indians, the Revolution. But Hawthorne was highly - often wickedly - unorthodox in his account of life in early America, and his precisely constructed plots quickly engage the reader's imagination. Written in the 1820s, 30s, and 40s, these works are informed by themes that reappear in Hawthorne's longer works-The Scarlet Letter,The House of the Seven GablesandThe Blithedale Romance. And, as Michael J. Colacurcio points out in his excellent introduction, they are themes that are now deeply embedded in the American literary tradition.

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by: Michael J. Colacurcio, Michael J. Colacurcio
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780140390575
ISBN 10: 014039057X
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 03 March 1987
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and is best known today for his enigmatic tales and the novel The Scarlet Letter.