Poe wrote a well-known two-part review of the second edition of Twice-Told Tales, published in the April and May 1842 issues of Graham's Magazine. Poe particularly praised Hawthorne's originality as "remarkable". He nonetheless criticized Hawthorne's reliance on allegory and the didactic, something he called a "heresy" to American literature. He did, however, express praise at the use of short stories (Poe was a tale-writer himself) and said they "rivet the attention" of the reader. Poe admitted, "The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective--wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes." He concluded that, "we look upon him as one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country has as yet given birth." The Grolier Club later named Twice-Told Tales the most influential book of 1837. Contents "The Gray Champion" "Sunday at Home" "The Wedding-Knell" "The Minister's Black Veil" "The May-Pole of Merry Mount" "The Gentle Boy" "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe" "Little Annie's Ramble" "Wakefield" "A Rill from the Town-Pump" "The Great Carbuncle" "The Prophetic Pictures" "David Swan" "Sights from a Steeple" "The Hollow of the Three Hills" "The Toll-Gatherer's Day" "The Vision of the Fountain" "Fancy's Show Box" "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" "Legends of the Province-House" I. "Howe's Masquerade" II. "Edward Randolph's Portrait" III. "Lady Eleanore's Mantle" IV. "Old Esther Dudley" "The Haunted Mind" "The Village Uncle" "The Ambitious Guest" "The Sister Years" "Snow-Flakes" "The Seven Vagabonds" "The White Old Maid" "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure" "Chippings with a Chisel" "The Shaker Bridal" "Night Sketches" "Endicott and the Red Cross" "The Lily's Quest" "Foot-prints on the Sea-shore" "Edward Fane's Rosebud" "The Threefold Destiny" Adaptations In 1963, United Artists released a horror trilogy film titled Twice-Told Tales, with content very loosely adapted from three Hawthorne stories. The three stories were: "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", which actually was one of the "Twice-Told Tales"; the Hawthorne novel The House of the Seven Gables; and another short story, "Rappaccini's Daughter". The film is regarded as a classic of sorts in the field of low-budget Hollywood horror, with Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, and Beverly Garland performing. The 2016 film Wakefield is a modern adaptation of the story of the same name. Footnotes References External links Twice-Told Tales, available at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions illustrated) 1837 short story collections Short story collections by Nathaniel Hawthorne