Project Gutenberg 2006-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 498 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White Mountains The great stone face -- The ambitious guest -- The great carbuncle -- Sketches from memory. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White Mountains" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of fictional tales likely written in the late 19th century. This work revolves around themes of nature's majesty and human aspirations, with a focus on the iconic Great Stone Face in New Hampshire, which serves as a symbol of nobility and virtue. The collection explores various characters shaped by their surroundings and their quests for greatness, with the main character, Ernest, representing hope and the longing for a moral ideal linked to the Great Stone Face. At the start of the book, the opening story introduces a mother and her young son, Ernest, who are captivated by the Great Stone Face, a rock formation that resembles a human visage. As they discuss an old prophecy that foretells the emergence of a noble man bearing a likeness to the Great Stone Face, Ernest's admiration grows. The story then follows Ernest as he grows up with the visage as a guiding presence, infusing his life with noble ideals. As rumors swirl about various wealthy or powerful figures returning to the valley, each claiming connections to the prophecy, Ernest remains steadfast in his hope that the true great man will appear. However, as he observes the characters aspiring to fulfill this prophecy, including the greedy merchant Gathergold, he grapples with the realization that true greatness may take forms that are unrecognized by others, challenging the expectations and beliefs of those around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Historical fiction, American White Mountains (N.H. and Me.) -- Fiction Old Man of the Mountain (N.H.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 152493 152502 2024-09-01T11:25:12.504471 2023-10-01T10:21:25.373200 text/html text/html 151444 2021-01-27T16:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 54002 2021-01-27T16:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 120423 2024-09-01T11:25:16.660395 application/epub+zip 122328 2024-09-01T11:25:14.004409 application/epub+zip 122328 2024-09-01T11:25:13.106413 application/epub+zip 326921 2024-09-01T11:25:18.723420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314601 2024-09-01T11:25:16.035413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314753 2022-09-01T12:53:05.518030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131891 131857 2024-09-01T11:25:12.249449 2023-10-01T10:21:25.148212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 132575 2016-12-15T11:40:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 51545 2016-12-15T11:42:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 131618 2006-02-25T13:04:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51348 2006-02-25T13:05:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20993 2024-09-01T11:25:18.864431 application/rdf+xml 24196 2024-09-01T11:25:13.448443 image/jpeg 4699 2024-09-01T11:25:13.276424 image/jpeg 121714 2024-09-01T11:25:12.518431 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia