The Lily's Quest: An Apologue
| First published | 1842 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
A religious parable: Two lovers, Adam and Lilias, intend to build a "temple of happiness;" at its completion, Lilias dies. Adam discovers that its foundations have been built on an ancient sepulcher.
First published in the Southern Rose, 19 January 1839.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| 1842 | Twice-Told Tales | James Munroe | Collection | |36 | |
| 1907 |
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Twice-Told Tales | Houghton Mifflin | Collection | 495 |
| 1982 |
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Tales and Sketches | The Library of America | Omnibus | 685 |
| 2001 |
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Twice-Told Tales | Modern Library | Collection | 346 |
| October 2004 | Twice-Told Tales | Project Gutenberg | Collection | 427 | |
| 2007 | Tales and Sketches | The Library of America | Omnibus | |685 | |
| August 2010 |
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Twice-Told Tales | Gray Rabbit Publications | Collection | 284 |
| December 2011 |
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Volume 4 | Leonaur Ltd | Collection | |
| December 2011 |
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Volume 4 | Leonaur Ltd | Collection |