Mosses from an Old Manse is Nathaniel Hawthornes second story collectionfirst published in 1846 in two volumes and featuring sketches and tales writtenover a sp... » 

Mosses from an Old Manse is Nathaniel Hawthornes second story collectionfirst published in 1846 in two volumes and featuring sketches and tales writtenover a span of more than twenty years including such classics as YoungGoodman Brown The Birthmark and Rappaccinis Daughter. Herman Melvilledeemed Hawthorne the American Shakespeare and Henry James wrote that his earlytales possess the element of simple genius the quality of imagination. Thatis the real charm of Hawthornes writingthis purity and spontaneity andnaturalness of fancy. «