Feathertop

About this episode

This episode features a classic American short story by Nathanial Hawthorne, exploring themes of human character and morality.

This week we have a classic American short story by Nathanial Hawthorne. Best known for his novel " The Scarlet Letter". Feathertop was the final story Hawthorne ever published, a moral story about human character. Mother Rigby's final musings are a lesson for us all... You can support the channel via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, a...

People in this episode

Host: The Well Told Tale

Topics covered

• American short story
• moral story
• human character
• literature
• Nathanial Hawthorne

Keywords

• Feathertop
• Nathanial Hawthorne
• The Scarlet Letter
• moral story
• American literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Scarlet Letter, Feathertop

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