Selected from Mosses from an Old Manse

Overview

A spellbinding collection of short stories written by a man of genius. The book is named after The Old Manse, where Hawthorne spent three years with his wife. It has all the flavours to tempt the readers. Its memorable allegories, appealing characterization and pleasing biographical perspective add to the allure. Enchanting!

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Bio of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts, the son and grandson of proud New England seafarers. He lived in genteel poverty with his widowed mother and two young sisters in a house filled with Puritan ideals and family pride in a prosperous past. His boyhood was, in most respects, pleasant and normal. In 1825 he was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, and he returned to Salem determined to become a writer of short stories. For the next twelve years he was plagued with unhappiness and self-doubts as he struggled to master his craft. He finally secured some small measure of success with the publication of his Twice-Told Tales (1837). His marriage to Sophia Peabody in 1842 was a happy one. The Scarlet Letter (1850), which brought him immediate recognition, was followed by The House of the Seven Gables (1851). After serving four years as the American Consul in Liverpool, England, he traveled in Italy; he returned home to Massachusetts in 1860. Depressed, weary of writing, and failing in health, he died on May 19, 1864, at Plymouth, New Hampshire.

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Imprint

ReadHowYouWant

Filesize

784.94 KB

Number of Pages

384

eBook ISBN

9781442941861