“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” is a short story by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story is about a doctor who claims to have been sent water from the Fountain of Youth. Originally published anonymously in 1837, it was later published in Hawthorne’s collection Twice-Told Tales, also in 1837.
If all stories were true, Doctor Heidegger’s study must have been a very curious place. It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber, festooned with cobwebs and besprinkled with antique dust. Around the walls stood several oaken bookcases, the lower shelves of which were filled with rows of gigantic folios and black-letter quartos, and the upper with little parchment-covered duodecimos. Over the central bookcase was a bronze bust of Hippocrates, with which, according to some authorities, Doctor Heidegger was accustomed to hold consultations in all difficult cases of his practice.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, born Nathaniel Hathorne in July 4, 1804 and died May 19, 1864. He was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
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First Published 1837
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