It was published by Samuel Goodrich only after a secret agreement with Horatio Bridge.  
It was published by Samuel Goodrich only after a secret agreement with Horatio Bridge.  Taking its name from Shakespeare's King John, this collection "vexed the dull eare of a drowsie man" and, as its author had hoped, "opened an intercourse with the world."  It was reviewed by Poe, who noted its best components as: "The Hollow of the Three Hills;" "Wakefield;" and "Fancy's Show-Box."  Poe also admired "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe," claiming that he would like to hear every installment "a hundred times!"  FTP, name this 1837 collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
It was published by Samuel Goodrich only after a secret agreement with Horatio Bridge.  
Twice Told Tales