Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 An Old Woman's Tale (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") Reading ease score: 56.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Widger and David Widger "An Old Woman's Tale" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story that falls within the genre of fictional narrative, likely written in the early to mid-19th century, a period characterized by Romanticism and an interest in exploring psychological depth through storytelling. The tale revolves around the recollections of a narrator about an elderly woman from their childhood, who spins intricate stories steeped in memory and imagination, addressing themes of nostalgia, community, and the passage of time. The story follows a young couple, David and Esther, who experience a peculiar slumber alongside their village, stirring vast memories and a gathering of their ancestors and community members from the past. As they sit together in a grove, they notice a myriad of familiar yet strange figures appearing in their village, engaged in various activities, dressed in old-fashioned attire. Each character is imbued with a sense of history and connection to the past, juxtaposing David and Esther’s present as they slowly grasp the surreal nature of their experience. The narrative culminates with David's determination to unearth a mystery suggested by their dream, reflecting the theme of exploration and the intertwining of past and present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Treasure troves -- Fiction Ghosts -- Fiction Dreams -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 49139 49140 2024-10-04T10:12:08.604263 2023-10-04T09:15:49.978529 text/html text/html 45436 2021-01-26T20:41:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 17400 2021-01-26T20:41:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 93720 2024-10-04T10:12:13.740249 application/epub+zip 92485 2024-10-04T10:12:11.524255 application/epub+zip 77147 2024-10-04T10:12:10.353251 application/epub+zip 192141 2024-10-04T10:12:15.341257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185555 2024-10-04T10:12:13.038254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184112 2022-09-05T03:36:04.879688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40933 40909 2024-10-04T10:12:08.356256 2023-10-04T09:15:49.815528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40953 2021-01-02T04:16:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16299 2021-01-02T04:16:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 40849 2021-01-02T04:16:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16268 2021-01-02T04:16:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21607 2024-10-04T10:12:16.084209 application/rdf+xml 14359 2024-10-04T10:12:10.883236 image/jpeg 3638 2024-10-04T10:12:10.615277 image/jpeg 93803 2024-10-04T10:12:08.610266 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