This volume contains the final collection of stories published by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The main story in this compendium, "The Snow Image", is a magical children's tale of a brother and sister who make a new playmate out of snow. This collection would make for a great addition to any bookshelf, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Hawthorne's marvellous work. The chapters of this volume include: "The Snow Image: A Childish Miracle", "The Great Stone Face", "Main Street", "Ethan Brand", "A Bell's Biography", "Sylph Etherege", "The Canterbury Pilgrims", "Old News", "The Man of Adamant: An Apologue", and more. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.