His great-great-Grandfather was John Hathorne, who was one of the judges in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and mercilessly sentenced many innocent people to their deaths ("Nathaniel Hawthorne - Biography"). ... Embarrassed by his failure, Hawthorne continued to write many short stories, several of which were published in newspapers but always anonymously. Finally, in 1837, Hawthorne decided to use his own name and published Twice-Told Tales, a collection of his short stories, many of which had previously been published anonymously. ... The experience was a short one as Hawthorne realized he d...

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