Collects brief fictional works and legends by the nineteenth-century New England literary master. Biographical Note v Introduction xi Rosemary Mahoney TWICE-TOLD TALES Preface xxi The Gray Champion 3(8) Sunday at Home 11(6) The Wedding-Knell 17(8) The Minister's Black Veil 25(13) The May-Pole of Merry Mount 38(11) The Gentle Boy 49(29) Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe 78(12) Little Annie's Ramble 90(7) Wakefield 97(9) A Rill from the Town-Pump 106(6) The Great Carbuncle 112(14) The Prophetic Pictures 126(13) David Swan 139(6) Sights from a Steeple 145(6) The Hollow of the Three Hills 151(5) The Toll-Gatherer's Day 156(6) The Vision of the Fountain 162(6) Fancy's Show Box 168(6) Dr. Heidegger's Experiment 174(62) Legends of the Province-House Howe's Masquerade 184(14) Edward Randolph's Portrait 198(12) Lady Eleanore's Mantle 210(15) Old Esther Dudley 225(11) The Haunted Mind 236(5) The Village Uncle 241(11) The Ambitious Guest 252(8) The Sister Years 260(7) Snow-Flakes 267(5) The Seven Vagabonds 272(16) The White Old Maid 288(10) Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure 298(19) Chippings with a Chisel 317(10) The Shaker Bridal 327(6) Night Sketches 333(6) Endicott and the Red Cross 339(7) The Lily's Quest 346(7) Foot-prints on the Sea-shore 353(10) Edward Fane's Rosebud 363(7) The Threefold Destiny 370(9) Notes 379(26) Reading Group Guide 405(1) Note on the Text 406