Dec 23, 2009

The Wives of the Dead | What Do I Read Next?

Hawthorne's first collection of stories, Twice-Told Tales, was originally published in 1837, then reprinted in 1841 and 1851. The best text of Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales is that published as Volume IX of the Centenary Edition of the Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, edited by J. Donald Crowley, 1974.

Hawthorne's 1852 collection, ‘‘The Snow Image’’ and Other Twice-Told Tales, contains some of his best-known short stories, including ‘‘My Kinsman, Major Molineux," "Ethan Brand,’’ and "The Wives of the Dead.’’

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