Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mosses from an Old Manse Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mosses from an Old Manse is a short story collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1846.




The collection includes several previously-published short stories, and was named in honor of The Old Manse where Hawthorne and his wife lived for the first three years of their marriage. The first edition was published in 1846.




Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning.