The Haunted Mind

"The Haunted Mind" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in The Token and Atlantic Souvenir, 1835. It was later included in Volume Two of Twice-Told Tales,^[1] a collection of short stories by Hawthorne published in 1837.

Plot summary

In "The Haunted Mind", Hawthorne described an intermediate space between sleeping and waking.^[2] The story begins with the character's sudden waking from midnight slumber 1.

Quotes

"In the depth of every heart, there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and revelry above may cause us to forget their existence, and the buried ones, or prisoners whom they hide." "She was your fondest Hope, but a delusive one."

References

^ Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "The haunted mind" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ ST. ARMAND, BARTON LEVI (1971). "Hawthorne's "Haunted Mind": A Subterranean Drama of the Self". Criticism. 13 (1): 1–25. ISSN 0011-1589. JSTOR 23098979.

[1] Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "The haunted mind" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[2] ST. ARMAND, BARTON LEVI (1971). "Hawthorne's "Haunted Mind": A Subterranean Drama of the Self". Criticism. 13 (1): 1–25. ISSN 0011-1589. JSTOR 23098979.

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