The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales")

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

"The Village Uncle (From 'Twice Told Tales')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story published in 1837. The tale appears in Hawthorne's celebrated collection, which gathered stories previously published anonymously in magazines and annuals. The collection earned praise from literary figures like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who called it a work of genius, and Edgar Allan Poe, who admired Hawthorne's purity of style and originality. This story represents Hawthorne's early exploration of American themes and characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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English

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