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Feathertop

"Feathertop" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1852. The moral tale uses a metaphoric scarecrow named Feathertop and its adventure to offer the reader a conclusive lesson about human character. It has since been used and adapted in several other media forms, such as opera and theatre.

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Genre
Short story
Publication date
1852
Country
United States
Language
English
Published in
The International Magazine

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Feathertop

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples63
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Feathertop

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related to In other media · 29
Feathertop → ABC-TV, American, Carleton Carpenter, Cathleen Nesbitt, Columbia University, Comparative Literature, Dick Elliott, Emory Parnell, General Electric Theater, Goody Rickby, Hans Conried, Hugh O'Brian, It, Jane Powell, Judge, Martin Charnin, Mary Rodgers, Maurice Valency, Most, Mother Rigby
related to history · 16
Feathertop → February, Hawthorne, He, Instead, It, John Sartain, John Sullivan Dwight, March, Moralized Legend, Mosses, November, Old Manse, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Sartain's Union Magazine, The, The International Magazine
related to Plot · 11
Feathertop → But, In, Judge Gookin, Mother Rigby, New England, Once, Polly, Polly Gookin, She, There, Yet
related to External links · 2
Feathertop → Nathaniel Hawthorne, OnlineLiterature
Country · 1
Feathertop → United States
Genre · 1
Feathertop → Short story
Language · 1
Feathertop → English
Publication date · 1
Feathertop → 1852
Published in · 1
Feathertop → The International Magazine

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scarecrow story mother rigby adapted hawthorne polly first nathaniel published television tale media magazine short publication judge twice presented play

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FeathertopCountryUnited States1.00infobox
FeathertopGenreShort story1.00infobox
FeathertopLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
FeathertopPublication date18521.00infobox
FeathertopPublished inThe International Magazine1.00infobox
Feathertoprelated to External linksNathaniel Hawthorne0.60section
Feathertoprelated to External linksOnlineLiterature0.60section
Feathertoprelated to historyHawthorne0.60section
Feathertoprelated to historyJohn Sullivan Dwight0.60section
Feathertoprelated to historySartain's Union Magazine0.60section
Feathertoprelated to historyNovember0.60section
Feathertoprelated to historyHe0.60section

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