| "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" | |
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| Short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
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 Text available at Wikisource | |
| Original title | The Fountain of Youth |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | fiction, short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Knickerbocker, Vol. IX, p. 27 |
| Publication date | January 1837 |
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is a short story by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story is about a doctor who claims to have been sent water from the Fountain of Youth. Originally published anonymously in 1837, it was later published in Hawthorne's collection Twice-Told Tales, also in 1837.