Which Transcendentalist author is best known for writing The Scarlet Letter and a collection of short stories titled Twice Told Tales?

The Transcendentalist author best known for writing *The Scarlet Letter* and a collection of short stories titled *Twice-Told Tales* is Nathaniel Hawthorne.

While he was a contemporary of the Transcendentalist movement, Hawthorne was not fully aligned with its ideals. However, his work reflects many of the movement's themes, such as the search for individual truth, the importance of intuition, and the power of nature.