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Mar 29, 2017 · Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a number of famous novels as well as many short stories that were later published in a series of books. Hawthorne's writing often explores the dark side of human nature, prompting some readers to describe his writing as gloomy and melancholy.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
In 1852, Hawthorne purchased the Wayside from the Alcotts in...
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Scarlet Letter (1850): A novel about a woman who is forced to wear a scarlet letter A as punishment for adultery.
- The House of the Seven Gables (1851): A novel about a family that is haunted by the sins of its ancestors.
- The Blithedale Romance (1852): A novel about a utopian community.
- The Marble Faun (1860): A novel set in Italy.
- Young Goodman Brown
- The Minister’s Black Veil
- The Birth-Mark
- The Artist of The Beautiful
- The Celestial Railroad
- Dr. Heidegger’s Experiments
- The Great Stone Face
- The Ambitious Guest
- Roger Malvin’s Burial
Based on the narrative of the Mew England puritan society, ‘Young Goodman Brown’ is a short story published by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1835 – during the latter years of his isolation periods. The book is set in 1600s Salem village and follows the gripping adventure of Goodman into the dark one faithful night and the strange revelations that ensue. G...
A year after ‘Young Goodman Brown,’ Hawthorne published ‘The Minister’s Black Veil,’ which is a short story built on his signature dark romanticism and gothic fiction. Just like the novel ‘The Scarlet Letter,’ this much more concise book is packed with allegories and symbolism and explores several daring themes, such as the themes of guilt and secr...
Published in 1843, ‘The Birth-Mark’ follows an emotional tale of the search for perfection by an acclaimed scientist, Aylmer, for his near-perfect beautiful wife – whose only blemish is a birth-mark spot on her cheek. After a strange dream about the birthmark, Aylmer dedicates his whole endeavor and life’s work to the search for a cure for his wife...
This is another emotionally appealing short story by author Nathaniel Hawthorne, written and circulated in 1844. The book combines the themes of love and craft and narrates the story of Owen Warland, a talented goldsmith, who is looked down on by society, and worse, Hovenden, the father of Ann, the woman of his dream. Warland is faced with the herc...
‘The Celestial Railroad’ is another popular short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that is filled with biblical symbolism and allusions. The book was singly circulated in 1843 but then republished as part of the ‘Mosses from an Old Manse’ collection of 1846. The story follows a critical parody of ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ by John Bunyan and follows the ...
Yet another fascinating short story created in the great mind of Nathaniel Hawthorne and written off his pen and published in 1837 – and later reprinted as a part of the authors ‘Twice-Told Tales’ collection. The story appears to be a critical assessment of humanity’s susceptibility to repeated flaws – even after having a devastating previous event...
Yet another of Hawthorne’s short stories is packed with helpful moral lessons, and perhaps the most pronounced of the lessons is on the need for the individual to imbibe humility, and how such virtue breeds nobility. Published in 1850 by Ticknor, Reed & Fields, the book follows the myth of a legendary rock called ‘The Great Stone Face’ and Ernest’s...
Based on a true life account, Nathaniel Hawthorne published ‘The Ambitious Guest’ in the year 1835 – and later included in ‘Twice-Told Tales’ of 1841. The story follows a sad tale of a traveler who camps in a notch on a mountainside with a family as they make small conversations about their dreams and goals in life. The notch mountainside proves ri...
‘Roger Melvin’s Burial’ is a fiction written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the short stories category and published singly in 1832 – and later in ‘Mosses from an Old Manse,’ 1846. It follows the thrilling story of two war survivors, Reuben Bourne and Roger Malvin, who are brutally injured and making their way home. They’re in the forest, and it appears...
Aug 16, 2024 · The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne’s most famous novel. The House of the Seven Gables is a study in hereditary sin. Mosses from an Old Manse is a collection of Hawthorne’s short stories that the author of Moby Dick praised extravagantly.
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Nov 26, 2019 · Two of Hawthorne’s most enduringly popular stories—“Roger Malvin’s Burial” and “My Kinsman, Major Molineux”—appeared initially in the 1831 edition of a literary annual called The Token but remained uncollected until long afterward.
Aug 16, 2024 · Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) is one of the greatest fiction writers of 19th-century America. A novelist and short-story writer, he was a master of the allegorical and symbolic tale. Hawthorne is best known for the novels The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851).
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The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (132 Books and Short Stories): Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter, Wonder-book For Girls And Boys, The Ghost Of Doctor Harris and More. by. Nathaniel Hawthorne. 4.28 avg rating — 61 ratings.
