FREEThe Intelligence Office (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
"The Intelligence Office (From 'Mosses from an Old Manse')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story published in 1844. Part of Hawthorne's collection *Mosses from an Old Manse*, this allegorical tale explores the darker aspects of human nature that characterize much of his work. Like other stories in the collection, it reflects Hawthorne's trademark style—what Herman Melville called "the blackness of darkness" beneath bright surfaces. The story emerged during Hawthorne's years at the Old Manse, a productive period that yielded some of his most enigmatic and morally complex fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T13:09:12.196Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Hawthorne, Nathaniel, died 1864; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9229; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 94faa3cc2cfa11fb7ef6b0b42eedbb096fb58690165b67f0f36591d9b966edb7; RDF SHA256 2cf1b5c5bd67361eb84171927b7357e35aace69e0bbd88785e999f46908e7e5f.
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