| "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Token and Atlantic Souvenir (1st) The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales |
| Publication type | Periodical (1st) Short story collection |
| Publisher | Samuel Goodrich (1st) Ticknor, Reed & Fields |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1832 (1st) 1852 |
"My Kinsman, Major Molineux" is a short story written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1831. It first appeared in the 1832 edition of The Token and Atlantic Souvenir, published by Samuel Goodrich. It later appeared in The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales, a collection of short stories by Hawthorne published in 1852 by Ticknor, Reed & Fields. The story exemplifies the darkest times of American development.