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1. The Wives of the Dead: Introduction
2. The Wives of the Dead: Summary
3. The Wives of the Dead: Nathaniel Hawthorne Biography
4. The Wives of the Dead: Characters
5. The Wives of the Dead: Themes
6. The Wives of the Dead: Style
7. The Wives of the Dead: Historical Context
8. The Wives of the Dead: Critical Overview
9. The Wives of the Dead: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Wives of the Dead
   2. The Wives of the Living?: Absence of Dreams in Hawthorne's The Wives of the Dead
   3. Hawthorne's The Wives of the Dead: Bereavement and the Better Part
10. The Wives of the Dead: Compare and Contrast
11. The Wives of the Dead: Topics for Further Study
12. The Wives of the Dead: Media Adaptations
13. The Wives of the Dead: What Do I Read Next?
14. The Wives of the Dead: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. Copyright

1. Nathaniel Hawthorne