Tales told at the fireside and in the woods, adapting such classical myths as Pandora's Box, Baucis and Philemon, and Perseus and Medusa to the storyteller's gothic or romantic environment.
Rendition of the classic myth by the early American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Three short stories by the early New England writer: The great stone face, Feathertop: a moralized legend, and The minister's black veil.