In this instance, the “beautiful image” is the snow image herself, a delicate sculpture formed and animated by the inspired hands of the two trusting children of the Lyndsey family, but later destroyed by the demands of their father—a kindly, practical man—whose refuses to acknowledge that the little girl he spies playing out of doors is an easily perishable creature, and insists that she come ins...
Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Snow Image
The Snow Image
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Descripción
In this instance, the “beautiful image” is the snow image herself, a delicate sculpture formed and animated by the inspired hands of the two trusting children of the Lyndsey family, but later destroyed by the demands of their father—a kindly, practical man—whose refuses to acknowledge that the little girl he spies playing out of doors is an easily perishable creature, and insists that she come inside and sit by the fire.
Contents
The Snow Image: A Childish Miracle
The Great Stone Face
Ethan Brand
The Canterbury Pilgrims
The Devil in Manuscript
My Kinsman, Major Molineux