Twice-Told Tales
Book • 2023
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in the spring of 1837.
The title is derived from a line in William Shakespeare's 'King John': 'Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
' The stories, many of which are ironic retellings of familiar tropes, were previously published anonymously in magazines and annuals.
The collection includes tales such as 'The Gray Champion,' 'The Minister's Black Veil,' and 'Dr.
Heidegger's Experiment,' and is noted for its rare purity of style and its exploration of familiar life and haunted specters through a lens of subtle mysticism and deep melancholy.
The title is derived from a line in William Shakespeare's 'King John': 'Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
' The stories, many of which are ironic retellings of familiar tropes, were previously published anonymously in magazines and annuals.
The collection includes tales such as 'The Gray Champion,' 'The Minister's Black Veil,' and 'Dr.
Heidegger's Experiment,' and is noted for its rare purity of style and its exploration of familiar life and haunted specters through a lens of subtle mysticism and deep melancholy.
