The Birthmark And Other Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne A brilliant scientist cannot tolerate the birthmark on his wife's lovely face...A beloved minister wears a frightening blak veil...A mysterious guest arrives on a night of destruction... In these strangely modern short stories, Hawthorne explores the "power of darkness" hidden deep within the human soul. Nine fascinating...and haunting...tales rendered with such humanity as to make them as fresh, relevant and deeply effective in this century as in any other: Young Goodman Brown The Minister's Black Veil Feathertop Wakefield The Ambitious Guest The Wives of the Dead The Birthmark Roger Malvin's Burial My Kinsman, Major Molineux 1968, First Printing, Scholastic Book Services Paperback, 240 pages. Pages unmarked. Cover page has tiny closed tear near spine at top edge. Cover has some wear to edges and corners. Lower corner of back cover chipped. Some rubbing and discoloration to cover.