Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 132 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Fancy's Show-Box (From "Twice Told Tales") Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice-Told_Tales Produced by David Widger "Fancy's Show-Box (From 'Twice Told Tales')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a morality tale written in the early 19th century (Romantic era). The book delves into the complex nature of guilt, exploring the consequences of sinful thoughts and actions on the human soul. It raises philosophical questions about the implications of unacted desires and the weight of conscience in judging moral character. In this narrative, the protagonist, Mr. Smith, a seemingly virtuous elderly man, experiences an unsettling evening as he is visited by personifications of Fancy, Memory, and Conscience. Through a series of vivid and troubling scenes presented by Fancy from her box of pictures, he is confronted with the dark echoes of his past thoughts and actions that never materialized into deeds but still haunt him. Each image forces him to grapple with the depths of his conscience as Memory recounts his past, revealing how even unexecuted intentions can torment the soul. Ultimately, the story serves as a poignant examination of inner conflict, suggesting that guilt and repentance are intrinsic to the human experience, regardless of outward appearances of morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Historical fiction, American PS Text Children's Literature Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 42204 2025-08-04T08:22:02.499636 text/html 36927 2021-01-02T00:10:24 text/html 100833 2025-08-04T08:22:07.913599 application/epub+zip 99487 2025-08-04T08:22:05.749614 application/epub+zip 80967 2025-08-04T08:22:04.542628 application/epub+zip 231660 2025-08-04T08:22:09.339604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225393 2025-08-04T08:22:07.098763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194928 2022-09-05T03:31:07.859286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33315 2025-08-04T08:22:02.238624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33275 2021-01-02T00:10:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19225 2025-08-04T08:22:09.468592 application/rdf+xml 17122 2025-08-04T08:22:05.078609 image/jpeg 3844 2025-08-04T08:22:04.829609 image/jpeg 14038 2021-01-02T00:10:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 13143 2021-01-02T00:10:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 98615 2025-08-04T08:22:02.505630 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