The Narrator reads Hawthorne's short story 'Dr. Heidegger's Experiment'. Insight into Hawthorne is also explored. Many scholars debate whether Hawthorne was involved in transcendentalism. His most famous novel, The Scarlet Letter, displays themes of transcendentalism; however, Hawthorne himself may not have been a transcendentalist. The Narrator alludes that he was in this episode, but it is not known for sure. For anyone interested in Hawthorne's stories and novels, some recommendations are: The House of the Seven Gables (novel) https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-house-of-the-seven-gables_nathaniel-hawthorne/296053/#isbn=0375756876&idiq=1420339 and 'Young Goodman Brown' (short story) https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/nathaniel-hawthornes-tales-norton-critical-editions_nathaniel-hawthorne/278487/#isbn=0393954269&idiq=4273258.

The Narrator reads Poe's short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. Insight into Poe's life is also explored. Further recommendations: 'Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Black Cat', 'The Masque of the Red Death', and 'Ligeia'. Or, check it out all his works: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/poe-poetry-and-tales--library-of-america-19_edgar-allan-poe/332332/#isbn=0940450186&idiq=5856493

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