About “The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories”
The book contains 18 stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, including "Ambitious Guest," "The Celestial Railroad," "Egotism, or, the Bosom Serpent," "Ethan Brand," "Gray Champion," "Great Carbuncle," "Lady Eleanore's Mantle," "Maypole of Merry Mount," "My Kinsman, Major Molineux," "Roger Malvin's Burial," "Snow Image," "Wakefield," and "Wives of the Dead." The stories explore themes of morality, identity, and human ambition through varied narratives set in diverse historical and fictional contexts.
Praise for “The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories”
“He is an aesthetic solitary. His beautiful, light imagination is the wing that on the autumn evening just brushes the dusky window.”
Book details
- Latest edition
- 1963 · ISBN 9780451530202
- ISBN
- 9780451530202
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How many pages is The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories?
The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne has 317 pages.
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