A review by yodisborg
Hawthorne's Short Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne

4.0

Had never read Hawthorne before and regret having waited so long to do so. Writing is livelier than I had expected and does not trades as dated and flowery prose that I was concerned about. The enjoyment of the stories depends upon the allegory contained in the story as the characters are more to serve the allegory than themselves. At times the allegories seems heavy handed and detract from the story. The Birthmark is as good as advertised. Also highly recommend the Prophetic Pictures and Dr. Heidiggers Experiment.