Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a prominent American novelist and short story writer, born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts. He is best known for his exploration of moral themes and the human psyche, often set against the backdrop of Puritan New England. Hawthorne's unique blend of realism and romanticism allows readers to delve into the complexities of sin, guilt, and redemption. His most famous works, including "The Scarlet Letter" and "The House of the Seven Gables," showcase his masterful storytelling and deep psychological insight, making him a key figure in American literature.
The Scarlet Letter (version 2)
This book tells the story of Hester Prynne, a young woman who conceives a child while her husband is missing at sea. The Puritan Elders of …
The Scarlet Letter
The story begins in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, then a Puritan settlement. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town …
The House of the Seven Gables
"The wrongdoing of one generation lives into the successive ones and... becomes a pure and uncontrollable mischief." Hawthorne's …
Twice Told Tales
Twice Told Tales is a captivating collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, showcasing his unique ability to weave together the fa…
Tanglewood Tales
All mythology and/or Hawthorne lovers unite!Here is a delightful collection of charming stories from Greek Mythology. This collection featur…
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
A Yankee student stays at a country house called Tanglewood during a golden New England fall. Also at the house are about a dozen children: …
Mosses From An Old Manse
"Mosses from an Old Manse" is a short story collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1846. The collection includes se…
The Blithedale Romance
The Blithedale Romance is the story of four principal characters who work with -- and sometimes against -- each other on Blithedale, a commu…
The House of the Seven Gables (Version 2)
The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft…
True Stories from History and Biography
In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such…
The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical …
Rappaccini's Daughter
The story is set in Padua in a distant, but unspecified past. From his quarters, Giovanni, a young student of letters, observes Beatrice, th…
The Great Stone Face and Other Tales of the White Mountains
A collection of four short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the common theme of which is New Hampshire's White Mountains. Consists of: The G…
Our Old Home
These essays, based on Hawthorne’s stay in England from 1853 to 1857 as American Consul in Liverpool, were first published in the form of a …
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (version 2)
THE author has long been of opinion that many of the classical myths were capable of being rendered into very capital reading for children. …
Doctor Grimshawe’s Secret
Dr. Grimshawe is a spider-cultivating eccentric. The central secret of the book is an all-encompassing spiders web. The central character is…
In Colonial Days
A collection of British aristocrats, soldiers, gentlemen and ladies gather at the Province House inn, as the American imperial possessions c…
The Dolliver Romance and Other Pieces
This post-humous collection of stories, sketches and essays by celebrated quintessential New England author Nathaniel Hawthorne gives us gli…