Nathaniel Hawthorne

[TylerDurden]

Hey, I read "Young Goodman Brown" for college a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Does anyone know of Hawthhorne's other works that would be similar or are there any that you guys would recommend?

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Check out his two most famous collections of short stories, Twice Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse. One of them has "Young Goodman Brown" in it, though I can't remember which off the top of my head. Also, if you somehow didn't read it in high school, you could check out The Scarlet Letter.

[L.M. The Third]

His short piece, "The Celestial Railroad" is based on the world of The Pilgrim's Progress and I can't praise it too highly. But familiarity with PP is rather necessary to appreciating it.

[ralfyman]

Try "The Artist of the Beautiful."

[stlukesguild]

Try "The Artist of the Beautiful."

Definitely.

[The Comedian]

I adore Hawthorne. The House of the Seven Gables is a great novel that is similar to Young Goodman Brown in setting and general theme. And one of my favorite chapters in all of literature is in that book -- Hawthorne spends the entirety of it mocking/chiding a recently dead Puritan magistrate. His authorial voice is just straight wicked.