Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 580 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White Mountains The great stone face -- The ambitious guest -- The great carbuncle -- Sketches from memory. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White Mountains" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of fictional tales likely written in the late 19th century. This work revolves around themes of nature's majesty and human aspirations, with a focus on the iconic Great Stone Face in New Hampshire, which serves as a symbol of nobility and virtue. The collection explores various characters shaped by their surroundings and their quests for greatness, with the main character, Ernest, representing hope and the longing for a moral ideal linked to the Great Stone Face. At the start of the book, the opening story introduces a mother and her young son, Ernest, who are captivated by the Great Stone Face, a rock formation that resembles a human visage. As they discuss an old prophecy that foretells the emergence of a noble man bearing a likeness to the Great Stone Face, Ernest's admiration grows. The story then follows Ernest as he grows up with the visage as a guiding presence, infusing his life with noble ideals. As rumors swirl about various wealthy or powerful figures returning to the valley, each claiming connections to the prophecy, Ernest remains steadfast in his hope that the true great man will appear. However, as he observes the characters aspiring to fulfill this prophecy, including the greedy merchant Gathergold, he grapples with the realization that true greatness may take forms that are unrecognized by others, challenging the expectations and beliefs of those around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Historical fiction, American White Mountains (N.H. and Me.) -- Fiction Old Man of the Mountain (N.H.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 152604 2025-07-01T11:07:35.508280 text/html 151444 2021-01-27T16:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 54002 2021-01-27T16:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 149143 2025-07-01T11:07:41.489304 application/epub+zip 150811 2025-07-01T11:07:38.772309 application/epub+zip 117455 2025-07-01T11:07:37.623343 application/epub+zip 370689 2025-07-01T11:07:43.519286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358363 2025-07-01T11:07:40.758329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314753 2022-09-01T12:53:05.518030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132807 2025-07-01T11:07:35.224301 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132575 2016-12-15T11:40:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 51545 2016-12-15T11:42:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 131618 2006-02-25T13:04:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51348 2006-02-25T13:05:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21576 2025-07-01T11:07:43.643286 application/rdf+xml 24349 2025-07-01T11:07:38.108289 image/jpeg 4728 2025-07-01T11:07:37.865352 image/jpeg 147628 2025-07-01T11:07:35.522296 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia