THE PYGMIES
By Nathaniel Hawthorn A great while ago, when the world was full of wonders, there…
THE LILY’S QUEST
AN APOLOGUE By Nathaniel Hawthorne Two lovers once upon a time had planned a little…
THE GOLDEN TOUCH
Shadow Brook By Nathaniel Hawthorne Introductory to “The Golden Touch” At noon, our juvenile party…
THE AMBITIOUS GUEST
By Nathaniel Hawthorne One September night a family had gathered round their hearth and piled…
HOWE’S MASQUERADE
By Nathaniel Hawthorne One afternoon, last summer, while walking along Washington Street, my eye…
EDWARD FANE’S ROSEBUD
By Nathaniel Hawthorne There is hardly a more difficult exercise of fancy than, while gazing…
CHIPPINGS WITH A CHISEL
By Nathaniel Hawthorne Passing a summer several years since at Edgartown, on the island of…