Twice-Told Tales cover

Twice-Told Tales

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection first published in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name. Contains: The Gray Champion Sunday At Home The Wedding Knell The [Minister's Black Veil](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455342W) The Maypole of Merry Mount The Gentle Boy Mr Higginbotham's Catastrophe Little Annie's Ramble Wakefield A Rill From the Town Pump The Great Carbuncle The Prophetic Pictures David Swan Sights From a Steeple The Hollow of the Three Hills The Toll-Gatherer's Day The Vision of the Fountain Fancy's Show-Box [Dr Heidegger's Experiment](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455515W) Legends of the Province House The Haunted Mind The Village Uncle The Ambitious Guest The Sister Years Snow-Flakes The Seven Vagabonds The White Old Maid Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure Chippings with a Chisel The Shaker Bridal Night Sketches Endicott and the Red Cross The Lily's Guest Footprints on the Sea-Shore Edward Fane's Rosebud The Threefold Destiny

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?