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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Born

in Salem, Massachusetts, The United States

July 04, 1804

Died

May 19, 1864

Website

http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/

Genre

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 painter and illustrator 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 pub ...more

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Average rating: 3.47 · 1,072,112 ratings · 36,115 reviews · 5,341 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 914,861 ratings — published 1850 — 7492 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of the Seven Gables 3.45 avg rating — 42,871 ratings — published 1851 — 1343 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young Goodman Brown 3.65 avg rating — 16,363 ratings — published 1835 — 352 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young Goodman Brown and Other Short Stories 3.86 avg rating — 9,656 ratings — published 1844 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Minister's Black Veil 3.73 avg rating — 8,629 ratings — published 1836 — 125 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rappaccini's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 7,870 ratings — published 1844 — 557 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blithedale Romance 3.35 avg rating — 6,208 ratings — published 1852 — 844 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Birth-Mark 3.66 avg rating — 5,139 ratings — published 1843 — 203 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rosemary Mahoney (Introduction) 3.87 avg rating — 3,071 ratings — published 1837 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marble Faun 3.47 avg rating — 3,380 ratings — published 1860 — 1647 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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