The Great Stone Face

"The Great Stone Face" is a novelette by the late American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in The Snow-Image, and Other Tales in 1850. It has been cited by leading scholars S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz as one of the influences behind H. P. Lovecraft's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia.
==Synopsis==
The story concerns a New England prophecy which tells that a native-born man will one day look upon a local geographical feature and be recognised as "the greatest and noblest personage of his time". The story then goes on to recite the procession of men who attempt to fulfil the prophecy.
==External Links==
*"The Great Stone Face" at Wikipedia
==References==
Category:Lovecraft's Inspirations (works)
Category:Nathaniel Hawthorne works
Category:Mythos-Adjacent Works