The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales") by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Village Uncle (From 'Twice Told Tales')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story published in 1837. The tale appears in Hawthorne's celebrated collection, which gathered stories previously published anonymously in magazines and annuals. The collection earned praise from literary figures like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who called it a work of genius, and Edgar Allan Poe, who admired Hawthorne's purity of style and originality. This story represents Hawthorne's early exploration of American
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| Author | Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 |
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| Title | The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales") |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice-Told_Tales |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger. HTML version by Al Haines and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Historical fiction, American |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9210 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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