The Man of Adamant by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Man of Adamant" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story first published in 1837. Richard Digby abandons society to live as a hermit in a remote cave, convinced his philosophy alone is correct. When a ghostly visitor pleads with him to rejoin mankind and save his ailing heart, he refuses her compassion. His isolation leads to a terrifying transformation that will seal his fate forever in stone. (This is an automatically
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| Author | Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Man of Adamant (From: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales") |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_of_Adamant |
| Credits | David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Historical fiction, American |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9240 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 16, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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