printing date 1989,second printing. some stories are, the ministers black veil,wakefield, the maypole of mary mount, the gentle boy, Mr. higginbothem's catastrophe, the great carbuncle,the prophetic pictures,david swan, the hollow of three hills, fancy's show box, and 17 more. it also has an afterwards section in the back by henry wadsworth longfellow & edgar allan poe. Prose written by a Poet by Long fellow in july of 1837 and A book to Make America Proud by Poe inMay of 1842. about the first edition of Hawthorn's Twice told Tales released in 1842