‘The Minister’s Black Veil’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Short Story Analysis ‘The Minister’s Black Veil’ is an American Gothic story of a Puritan village in New England named Milford. It is a tale about the mysterious and odious black veil that their parson wears. One Sunday morning the parson comes out of his house with his face covered in a veil made of two folds of … [Read more...] about ‘The Minister’s Black Veil’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Short Story Analysis