"The White Old Maid (from the collection "Twice Told Story")" is a philosophical novel by the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this work, he tells the story of a young woman who decides to devote her life to alienation and loneliness after refusing a marriage proposal. The events unfold in a deep psychological context, where the author explores the theme of lost happiness and choosing one's own path in life. Hawthorne creates the impression of a person's indomitability of time and life circumstances, transporting the reader into the enchanted world of internal conflicts and thoughts of the main character. "The White Old Maid" is a work that will not leave indifferent any connoisseur of literature, firmly immortalizing the name of Nathaniel Hawthorne in world classics.