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Young Goodman Brown

The short story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was first published in the New England magazine in 1835.  The protagonist of the story, Young Goodman Brown, ventures into the forest to join in the witches’ Sabbath or Black Mass.  This classic American short story focuses on Brown’s surprise and distaste at discovering the other participants of the Satanic Communion, and his guilty conscience at his own participation in the event.

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS1853 to PS1888

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Bloom, Harold (ed.).  Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1986.

                       Call Number: PS1888 .N29 1986

• Bunge, Nancy L.  Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Study of the Short Fiction. 1993.

                     Call Number: PS1888 .B8 1993

•  Johnson, Claudia D.  The Productive Tension of Hawthorne’s Art. 1981.

                       Call Number: PS1888 .J6

• Martin, Terence.  Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1965.

                     Call Number: PS1888 .M28

• McIntosh, James (ed.).  Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tales: Authoritative Texts, Backgrounds, Criticism. 1987.

                     Call Number: PS1853 .M35 1987

• Pennell, Melissa McFarland. Student Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1999.

                       Call Number: PS1888 .P46 1999

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Young Goodman Brown
• Hawthorne, Nathaniel
• Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 – Criticism and Interpretation

Reference Materials

• Critical Survey of Short Fiction – Call Number: REF PN3321 .C7 2001

o   Vol. 3, pg. 1147

o   Vol. 7, pg. 2644, 2741, 2762

• Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Revised Edition) – Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004

o   Vol. 6, pg. 2741-44

• Short Story Criticism –  Call Number: REF PN3321 .S5

o   Vol. 3, pg. 16-68, 171-74, 177-78, 180, 182-83, 185-87, 189, 191-93

o   Vol. 29, pg. 233-313

o   Vol. 39, pg. 91, 105, 115, 128

• Short Stories for Students – Call Number: REF PN3330 .S386

o   Vol. 1, pg. 294-311

Research Databases

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• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
• Literature Resources from Gale

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised on November 21, 2021