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Chippings with a Chisel (From "Twice Told Tales")

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne's Chippings with a Chisel (From "Twice Told Tales") is a historical fiction story collection.

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    About Chippings with a Chisel (From "Twice Told Tales")

    "Chippings with a Chisel (From 'Twice Told Tales')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story published in 1837. Part of Hawthorne's celebrated collection, the story appears among tales that had previously been published anonymously in magazines and annuals. The collection received widespread praise from literary figures including Longfellow, who called it a work of genius, and Edgar Allan Poe, who lauded Hawthorne's originality and pure style. Despite initial modest sales, the collection would establish Hawthorne as an indisputable American literary talent.
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    • New England, Social life and customs
    • Historical fiction, American

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    Chippings with a Chisel (From "Twice Told Tales") was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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    It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction.

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