Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 200 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Hawthorne, Julian 1846 1934 Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance Text file produced by Michelle Shephard, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a mysterious figure named Doctor Grimshawe, an elderly man with a somewhat grim demeanor, who lives in a house adjacent to a graveyard. He is the guardian of two children: a lively boy named Ned and a sweet girl named Elsie. Their unusual living situation, paired with the Doctor’s eccentricity and the presence of a formidable, almost mythical spider, sets the stage for a narrative that delves into themes of family, identity, and the supernatural. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the unsettling atmosphere of Doctor Grimshawe's home, which is cluttered with dust and cobwebs, and overlooks a graveyard where the children often play. This juxtaposition of life and death creates a rich backdrop for the story. The Doctor himself is described as both a healer and an outsider, whose practice combines unconventional methods and ambiguous ethics. We witness his interactions with the children, particularly how he handles their inquiries about their origins, which reveals layers of depth in both his character and their relationship. The opening portion deftly sets up a narrative filled with mystery, hinting at deeper secrets within Doctor Grimshawe’s past and the enchanting, yet haunting world that surrounds the children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 641777 2025-07-03T10:25:28.352736 text/html 658523 2021-02-26T01:19:29 text/html 322745 2025-07-03T10:25:37.238672 application/epub+zip 332868 2025-07-03T10:25:31.734686 application/epub+zip 305125 2025-07-03T10:25:30.437730 application/epub+zip 619827 2025-07-03T10:25:41.693694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582230 2025-07-03T10:25:36.404721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545972 2022-09-04T04:57:23.265273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567255 2025-07-03T10:25:27.643774 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 566993 2016-12-14T11:40:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 561452 2013-06-12T11:01:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 561447 2013-06-12T11:01:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22857 2025-07-03T10:25:41.826633 application/rdf+xml 19829 2025-07-03T10:25:30.942657 image/jpeg 4730 2025-07-03T10:25:30.689666 image/jpeg 213916 2016-12-14T11:42:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 213281 2013-06-12T11:09:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 223239 2021-02-26T01:19:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 213247 2013-06-12T11:09:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 317208 2025-07-03T10:25:28.399725 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