Nathaniel Hawthorne has published in various periodicals,…

Nathaniel Hawthorne has published in various periodicals, also anonymously, several short stories, which he collects in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales, finally crediting himself as author.

After its publication, Hawthorne sends a copy to American educator and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a former schoolmate at Bowdoin College who had given a speech at Commencement calling for notable contributions to American literature.

Longfellow is impressed and praises the collection in the North American Review.

The two authors will eventually build a strong friendship.