The Man of Adamant

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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An Apologue by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Text source: Project Gutenberg
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Language: English
Text rights: Public domain — original text
Credit: Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Man of Adamant”, from The Man of Adamant. Original public-domain poem; source Project Gutenberg #9240. This historical edition’s wording is retained. Surrounding anthology, editorial material and illustrations omitted; text reformatted for reading. Source metadata identifies public domain in the USA.

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