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“A Select Party” - a beautifully written sketch/story/fable

After “The Old Manse,” “The Birth Mark” a fine opening tale/sketch/story to open the collection and give a glimpse of Hawthorne’s genius with the story form.

“The Old Manse”, a great great piece of Hawthorne writing

Reading the rich prose of “The Old Manse” takes me back into the universe of one of my favorite solemn authors