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Mosses from an old manse

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    Mosses from an old manse is a gothic fiction story collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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    About Mosses from an old manse

    "Mosses from an Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story collection published in 1846. Named after the house where Hawthorne spent the first years of his marriage, this collection features allegorical tales that explore the darker aspects of human nature. Critics noted the work's pervading "blackness of darkness" beneath its bright surface, with only brief moments of light breaking through. The stories probe moral and psychological depths through Hawthorne's characteristic symbolic style, creating what contemporaries considered superior to his earlier work.
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    • Short stories, American
    • New England, Social life and customs

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    Mosses from an old manse was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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    It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction.

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