<p>Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Other Tales and Sketches,' excerpted from 'The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches,' stands as a significant contribution to American literature, encapsulating Hawthorne's mastery over the short story form. Within this collection, readers are greeted with stories brimming with moral allegories, characters reflecting the complexities of the human spirit, and an unmistakable Gothic romanticism that has lon...