Read this when
Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales
Goodman Brown saw one thing in the woods and never trusted anyone again. Maybe don't let one night write the rest of your story.
Who it's for
Hawthorne's tales let readers watch, from a safe distance, what happens when one revelation or one secret is allowed to colour everything.
Feelings it meets
What it is
This Oxford World's Classics collection, edited by Brian Harding, gathers twenty tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne, including 'Young Goodman Brown', 'The Birthmark', 'My Kinsman, Major Molineux' and 'The Celestial Railroad'.
Where to find it
Public domain in the US; the individual tales are free on Project Gutenberg (Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse) and on LibriVox. Selected-tales editions (e.g. Oxford World's Classics) are.
Before you start
Heads up: A wife's death and devil imagery.
Age: Ages 14+
Men's vows are women's traitors!William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 3, Scene 4
