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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 · 1,064,262 ratings · 35,459 reviews · 5,240 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 908,571 ratings — published 1850 — 2916 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 — 42,542 ratings — published 1851 — 1346 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 — 16,188 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 — 9,654 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 — 8,560 ratings — published 1836 — 28 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 — 7,790 ratings — published 1844 — 4 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 3.36 avg rating — 6,165 ratings — published 1852 — 1365 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 — 5,057 ratings — published 1843 — 6 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 — 3,059 ratings — published 1837 — 696 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 — 3,367 ratings — published 1860 — 1075 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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