Twice-Told Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Twice-Told Tales" is a collection of short tales that uses allegory, symbolism, and paranormal aspects to examine the dark side of human nature. The Puritan New England setting of the novels often focuses on the protagonists' moral and psychological issues. In "The Gray Champion," a mysterious character who appears in times of trouble to guide the populace to freedom; "The M...