Hawthorne Reccomendations

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I just got this book with all of Hawthorne's short stories (it's a big book) for a class I'm taking, but we aren't going to be using it much. I'd like to get some more use out of it before I return it, so I was wondering if maybe some people could tell me what stories I should take note of. There's a Norton Critical Edition out that has 21 stories, and I tried to find out what they were, but couldn't (I really like Norton Critical Editions).

Thanks, LitNetters.

[dfloyd]

under an umbrella title such as 'Twice-Told Tales', Tanglewood Tales", "Tales from the Olde Manse" (or something like that). I read these years ago, but I remember how I enjoyed "Twice-Told Tales". Google these collections and you should find listings and criticisms.

Hawthorne is a much mailigned author, usually by students and adults who were required to read him in high school. When I first started reading, I was guided by my mother's hatred of Hawthorne, and it was years before I found out how wrong she was.

If you haven't already, try his three best novels: The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, and The Marble Faun. Hawthorne is a little hard to read, but the struggle is worth it.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I read The Scarlet Letter (thankfully after I was out of high school--I would've hated it then) and enjoyed it. It had that sort of creepy ominous tone that so many of the romantic writing seem to have, whether or not they intended that feel. It always comes off to me in that way, though. And thanks for the tips.

[cyberbob]

Rapaccini's Daughter is my favorite of his short stories.

Young Goodman Brown is also nice.

[iamnobody]

I loved "The Great Stone Face" and "The New Adam And Eve".

[stlukesguild]

The Artist of the Beautiful, Young Goodman Brown, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Minister's Black Veil, The House of the Seven Gables... these are among the ones that I most admired. Certainly there are others... but its been a while since I read Hawthorne.

[Waikefield]

Wakefield is one of my favorite short stories. Not to be missed.

My Kinsman, Major Molineux is also good.