684 The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne (with Mike Palindrome)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

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🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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What happens when a respected church leader shows up one day wearing a mysterious veil that conceals his eyes, offering no explanation - and keeps wearing it for decades? How will the community respond? What conspiracy theories will they develop? And how will an author like Nathaniel Hawthorne, writing a hundred years later, spin a New England sin-and-guilt anecdote into powerful literary gold? In this episode, Mike Palindrome, the President of the Literature Supporters Club, joins Jacke for a reading and discussion of Hawthorne's riveting short story "The Minister's Black Veil." Additional listening: 660 "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne 461 The Peabody Sisters (with Megan Marshall) 297 The Scarlet Letter The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:35.5	Hello, today on the podcast, a story of humility and repentance that shades into accusations,
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1:43.5	The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne with Mike Pallandrome.
1:46.8	Today on the history of literature.
2:02.7	Okay, here we go. Welcome to the podcast. What happens when a minister, the leader of the community,
2:10.5	shows up in church one day wearing a veil that covers the top half of his face? The congregation is unsettled, to say the least. They await an explanation that never comes. They await the removal of the veil, but that doesn't come either. Not during the least. They await an explanation that never comes. They await the removal of the veil,
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