Twice-Told Tales. Part 4. The Shaker Brida. The White Old Maid. Chippings with a Chisel

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Twice-Told Tales IV is a volume of rearranged myths in which Hawthorne uses unexpected points of view to deftly twist the themes of classic folktales. These ironic tales introduce complex, emotional topics within a familiar context. The volume contains «The Shaker Brida», «The White Old Maid» and other tales.