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Demons & Devils

Young Goodman Brown

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  • 1993 first published
  • 35 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 72 editions
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Published in 1993, Young Goodman Brown is a demon fiction short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story is set in New England and Salem Village, in the 1600s. Characters include Goodman Brown, Faith Brown and Goody Cloyse. It deals with Satanism, puritans, Catechism and Devil.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 21 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 72 editions.

It runs to roughly 35 pages — about 40 minutes of reading at an average pace.

About Young Goodman Brown

Contained in: - [America's Literature](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3524715W) - [Best of Hawthorne](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455202W/The_Best_of_Hawthorne) - [Best Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19560481W) - [Celestial Railroad and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455215W) - [Complete Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455613W) - [Crucible and Related Readings](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18512368W/The_Crucible_and_Related_Readings) - [Evil Image](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8200891W) - [Fiction 100](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18160158W) - [Fictions](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17733654W) - [Great American Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16045961W/Great_American_Short_Stories) - [Great American Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17888474W/Great_American_Short_Stories) - [Great American Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15430879W/Great_American_Short_Stories) - [Great American Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15062982W) - [Great Short Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455617W) - [Great Writings](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455272W/Great_Writings) - [Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL26199516W) - [Hawthorne's Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455582W/Hawthorne's_Short_Stories) - [Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the…
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Satanism
  • Short story
  • Puritans
  • Catechism
  • Devil
  • Children's fiction
  • Boys
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author

Quick answers

Who wrote Young Goodman Brown?

Young Goodman Brown was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and first published in 1993.

What genre is Young Goodman Brown?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils.

How long is Young Goodman Brown?

The median edition has 35 pages, about about 40 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Young Goodman Brown?

Readers who like it often enjoy Literature, The Human Experience, Reading and Writing--Shorter Ninth Edition, Best Short Stories -- Advanced Level and The Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction -- Fourth Edition.

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