The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories (Signet Classics)

Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Brand: Penguin Random House

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reissue

Binding: mass_market

Number Of Pages: 336

Release Date: 01-08-2006

Part Number: 9780451530202

Details: Of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s insight into the Puritan’s simultaneous need for fulfillment and self-destruction, D. H. Lawrence wrote, “Nathaniel knew disagreeable things in his inner soul. He was careful to send them out in disguise.” By means of artfully crafted and compelling tales, Hawthorne explored the destinies and concerns of early American settlers and citizens. In several of the stories in this collection, characters who hold themselves apart from their fellow man fall prey to the corroding desires of lust for perfection. Then they unwittingly commit evils—against themselves and others—in the name of pride. Edgar Allan Poe noted of Hawthorne’s writing: “Every word tells, and there is not a word which does not tell.”

EAN: 9780451530202

Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.0 inches

Languages: English