# Twice-told tales

By Nathaniel Hawthorne.

"Twice-Told Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story collection published in two volumes in 1837 and 1842. These previously anonymous magazine stories were gathered at a friend's urging, their title drawn from Shakespeare's "King John." The collection launched Hawthorne's literary reputation, earning praise from contemporaries like Longfellow, who called it a work of genius, and Poe, who admired its purity while critiquing its allegory. The stories explore American themes with distinctive style, helping establish a uniquely American literature. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Short stories; New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Historical fiction, American

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Twice Told Tales](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/5926) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (16 h 59 min, English)

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