Included in the Collected Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne are nine classics including: The Gorgon's Head, The Miraculous Pitcher, John Inglefield's Thanksgiving, The Paradise of Children, The Great Stone Face, The Ambitious Guest, The Great Carbuncle, The Notch of the White Mountains, The Three Golden Apples. Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist writing centers on New England, many featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration and centering on the inherent evil and sin of humanity.