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 +"It would be a matter of some difficulty to designate the best of these tales; we repeat that, without exception, they are beautiful. ‚Wakefield‘ is remarkable for the skill with which an old idea — a well-known incident — is worked up or discussed. A man of whims conceives the purpose of quitting his wife and residing incognito, for twenty years, in her immediate neighborhood. Something of this kind actually happened in London. The force of Mr. Hawthorne’s tale lies in the analysis of the motives which must or might have impelled the husband to such folly, in the first instance, with the possible causes of his perseverance. Upon this thesis a sketch of singular power has been constructed." --[[Poe]]
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'''''Twice-Told Tales''''' is a [[short story]] collection in two volumes by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]] first published in the spring of [[1837]]. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, [[hence]] the name. '''''Twice-Told Tales''''' is a [[short story]] collection in two volumes by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]] first published in the spring of [[1837]]. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, [[hence]] the name.

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"It would be a matter of some difficulty to designate the best of these tales; we repeat that, without exception, they are beautiful. ‚Wakefield‘ is remarkable for the skill with which an old idea — a well-known incident — is worked up or discussed. A man of whims conceives the purpose of quitting his wife and residing incognito, for twenty years, in her immediate neighborhood. Something of this kind actually happened in London. The force of Mr. Hawthorne’s tale lies in the analysis of the motives which must or might have impelled the husband to such folly, in the first instance, with the possible causes of his perseverance. Upon this thesis a sketch of singular power has been constructed." --Poe

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Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the spring of 1837. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name.

Contents

I. "Howe's Masquerade"
II. "Edward Randolph's Portrait"
III. "Lady Eleanore's Mantle"
IV. "Old Esther Dudley"


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