Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 67 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 A Select Party From "Mosses From An Old Manse") David Widger and Al Haines "A Select Party" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a whimsical piece of fiction written during the early to mid-19th century, reflecting the Romantic era's fascination with imagination and the sublime. This work presents a fantastical gathering in a mythical castle, constructed from clouds and light, where various notable figures from literature, history, and the realm of imagination convene to interact and celebrate. The likely topic of the book revolves around the exploration of idealism versus reality, as well as the nature of memory, creativity, and the human experience. In the narrative, the Man of Fancy invites guests to his ethereal castle, each representing various ideals and traits. Among the diverse attendees are the Oldest Inhabitant, a figure embodying the history of human experience, a Master Genius awaited to create American literature, and other characters, both virtuous and shadowy. As the party unfolds, discussions reveal humorously stark contrasts between character archetypes—ideal heroes, whimsical chatterboxes, and unsettling phantoms of the past—that compel contemplation about the nature of human aspirations and disappointments. Ultimately, the gathering concludes abruptly with a thunderstorm, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of life and the tenuous grasp on the dreams and fantasies that linger in our consciousness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Short stories PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 57930 2025-07-04T08:13:58.198209 text/html 57824 2022-11-09T01:39:06 text/html 86762 2025-07-04T08:14:01.664220 application/epub+zip 85685 2025-07-04T08:13:59.684210 application/epub+zip 85685 2025-07-04T08:13:58.715181 application/epub+zip 160354 2025-07-04T08:14:03.172170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154063 2025-07-04T08:14:01.109207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120624 2022-09-05T03:32:46.626583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51757 2025-07-04T08:13:57.968188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51536 2022-11-09T01:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18244 2025-07-04T08:14:03.298143 application/rdf+xml 10868 2025-07-04T08:13:59.194186 image/jpeg 3019 2025-07-04T08:13:58.953183 image/jpeg 20482 2022-11-09T01:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 21890 2022-11-09T01:42:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 83707 2025-07-04T08:13:58.205202 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