Twice Told Tales Author:Nathaniel Hawthorne This collection of short stories was first published in 1837 and expanded for a second edition in 1842. To Nathaniel Hawthorne, this collection of tales was more than an effort to provide a critical base for the short story. It was the occasion of his first successful book and it marked the result of twelve years of work and loneliness and frus... more »tration in the literary craft.« less