Tag Archives: Nathaniel Hawthorne

It’s the Most Haunted Time of the Year

Christmas Ghost Stories as told by Charles Dickens Once upon a time, Christmas used to be the time to tell ghost stories around the fireplace. This tradition was mostly celebrated in Victorian England and other European countries of the time, but I think it’s safe to say that ghost stories have a permanent place inContinue reading “It’s the Most Haunted Time of the Year”

A Walk in the Woods

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown Happy Halloween! With the witching hour at hand, it seems appropriate to tell you one of my favorite witch stories. I first read it in high school and have since come to appreciate its many nuances and not-so-subtle innuendos as worth exploring both as literature and as a study ofContinue reading “A Walk in the Woods”