Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twice-Told Tales | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 2 | Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment and Other Stories | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 3 | Tales of the White Mountains | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 4 | Mosses from an Old Manse | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 5 | Tanglewood Tales | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 6 | Greek Myths | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 7 | A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 8 | Our Old Home | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 9 | The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories | - | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 10 | The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1937 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 11 | Hawthorne’s Short Stories | 1955 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 12 | The Complete Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1959 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 13 | Selected Tales and Sketches | 1959 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 14 | The Complete Greek Stories | 1963 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 15 | Twice-Told Tales and Other Short Stories | 1964 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 16 | Selected Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1966 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 17 | The Scarlet Letter and Selected Tales | 1970 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 18 | The Great Short Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1977 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 19 | The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings | 1978 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 20 | Haunting Tales | 1980 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 21 | Selected Stories | 1982 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 22 | Rappaccini’s Daughter, And Other Tales | 1991 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 23 | Selected Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne | 2002 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 24 | The Hawthorne Collection | 2008 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 25 | Legends of the Province House and Other Twice-Told Tales | 2009 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 26 | The House of the Seven Gables and Other Tales | 2009 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 27 | Myths That Every Child Should Know | 2011 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 28 | The Birthmark & Five Other Tales | 2013 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 29 | Tales, Sketches, and Other Papers | 2018 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 30 | Little Daffydowndilly and Other Stories | 2018 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 31 | The Snow Image: and Other Twice-Told Tales | 2019 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Buy |
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story collections span from his original publications — Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse — through over a century of posthumous compilations. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys and Tanglewood Tales collect his retellings of Greek myths for children. Many editions and selected works have kept his fiction continuously available since the nineteenth century.
The sheer number of compilations reflects how central Hawthorne is to the American literary canon. The Complete Novels and Selected Tales (1937), Hawthorne’s Short Stories (1955), and The Great Short Works (1977) each offer different selections and introductions. Some focus on his most famous pieces while others try to represent lesser-known work like the sketches and allegories.
Later editions like The Birthmark & Five Other Tales (2013) and The Snow Image: and Other Twice-Told Tales (2019) continue to repackage his fiction for new readers. The result is that Hawthorne’s stories exist in dozens of overlapping editions, which can be confusing but also means readers have many entry points into his work.