Nathaniel Hawthorne

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born

July 04, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, The United States

died

May 19, 1864

gender

male

website

http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/

genre

Literature & Fiction

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history.

Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. In 1837, he published Twice-Told Tales and became engaged to Sophia Peabody the next year. He worked at a Custom House and joined a Transcendentalist Utopian community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in 18...more

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Books by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Average rating: 3.31 · 171,557 ratings · 6,157 reviews · 517 distinct works

	The Scarlet Letter 3.27 avg rating — 149,773 ratings — published 1850 — 580 editions	My rating:
	The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert S. Levine (Editor) 3.30 avg rating — 8,775 ratings — published 1850 — 250 editions	My rating:
	Young Goodman Brown and Other Short Stories 3.80 avg rating — 2,448 ratings — published 1835 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Rappaccini's Daughter 3.93 avg rating — 1,188 ratings — published 1844 — 20 editions	My rating:
	The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Leland S. Person (Editor) 3.54 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Blithedale Romance 3.31 avg rating — 1,563 ratings — published 1852 — 72 editions	My rating:
	Young Goodman Brown 3.61 avg rating — 938 ratings — published 1835 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rosemary Mahoney (Introduction) 3.85 avg rating — 804 ratings — published 1915 — 70 editions	My rating:
	Hawthorne's Short Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Newton Arvin (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 1946 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Susan Manning (Editor) 3.40 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1860 — 72 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne

tags: inspirational , life-happiness

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“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne

tags: on-writing , reading , writing

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“Death should take me while I am in the mood.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance

tags: death , humor

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