Project Gutenberg 2012-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 528 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Perry, Bliss 1860 1954 Nathaniel Hawthorne Little Masterpieces Dr. Heidegger's experiment -- The birthmark -- Ethan Brand -- Wakefield -- The great stone face -- The gray champion. Produced by Chris Curnow, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Little Masterpieces" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This anthology features some of Hawthorne's best-known tales, including "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," "The Birthmark," and "Ethan Brand," among others. Throughout these stories, Hawthorne explores profound themes such as the nature of human imperfection, the quest for knowledge, and the interplay of morality and consequence, all conveyed through his rich and imaginative prose. The opening of this collection introduces "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," in which the eccentric doctor invites four elderly friends, each bearing the scars of their past choices, to partake in a mysterious experiment involving a potion purported to restore their youth. The characters—melancholy figures informed by their misfortunes—react with eagerness and skepticism to the promise of rejuvenation. As the experiment progresses, the tale unfolds to examine the folly of seeking to reclaim lost youth and the moral lessons learned from their revelry, ultimately leading to reflections on the fleeting nature of life and the grip of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories, American American fiction -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 263065 2025-06-16T07:54:07.290906 text/html 260876 2012-05-17T06:54:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 215166 2012-05-17T06:54:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 303582 2025-06-16T07:54:14.713326 application/epub+zip 306051 2025-06-16T07:54:10.672820 application/epub+zip 168297 2025-06-16T07:54:09.315828 application/epub+zip 472209 2025-06-16T07:54:17.766317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457066 2025-06-16T07:54:13.835274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303667 2022-09-18T07:57:21.471036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251681 2025-06-16T07:54:06.829857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251585 2012-05-17T06:54:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97944 2012-05-17T06:54:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251577 2012-05-17T06:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97926 2012-05-17T06:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21608 2025-06-16T07:54:17.920258 application/rdf+xml 15146 2025-06-16T07:54:09.879802 image/jpeg 3730 2025-06-16T07:54:09.596818 image/jpeg 293914 2025-06-16T07:54:07.324859 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia