This carefully crafted ebook: "Collected Short Stories: More than 70 Short Stories in one volume" is formatted for your e Reader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Twice-Told Tales Mosses from an Old Manse, and other stories The Snow Image and other stories Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The collection was published in two volumes: the first in 1837 and the second in 1842. All of these tales had previously appeared in magazines or annuals.Mosses from an Old Manse, and other stories was first published in 1846. Many of the tales collected are allegories and, typical of Hawthorne, focus on the negative side of human nature.The Snow Image and other stories was the final collection of short stories published by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his lifetime, appearing in 1852.Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation’s colonial history. Between about 1825 and 1850, he developed his talent by writing short fiction and the novel Fanshawe (1828). Then he gained international fame for his novel The Scarlet Letter, a masterpiece of American literature.