Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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

died
May 19, 1864

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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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The Scarlet Letter
3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 149,773 ratings — published 1850 — 580 editions
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The House of the Seven Gables
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3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 8,775 ratings — published 1850 — 250 editions
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Young Goodman Brown and Other...
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 2,448 ratings — published 1835 — 7 editions
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Rappaccini's Daughter
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 1,188 ratings — published 1844 — 20 editions
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The Scarlet Letter and Other W...
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3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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The Blithedale Romance
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 1,563 ratings — published 1852 — 72 editions
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Young Goodman Brown
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 938 ratings — published 1835 — 5 editions
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Twice-Told Tales
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 804 ratings — published 1915 — 70 editions
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Hawthorne's Short Stories
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 1946 — 5 editions
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The Marble Faun
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3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1860 — 72 editions
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“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
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“Death should take me while I am in the mood.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance

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