The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne
ISBN-10
0826213316
ISBN-13
9780826213310
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
290
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Author
Margaret B. Moore

Description

Moore, an author and independent scholar, examines Salem's past and the role of Hawthorne's ancestors in two of the town's great events: the coming of the Quakers in the 1660s and the witchcraft delusion of 1692. She investigates Hawthorne's family, his education before college, and Salem's religious and political influences on him. She also discusses Salem nightlife in Hawthorne's time, his friends and acquaintances, and the role of women influential in his life--particularly Mary Crowninshield Silsbee and Sophia Peabody. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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