It also includes the unfinished novels, and the selections from Hawthorne's diaries and letters published by his widow after his death. All of the works have been newly typeset for this edition. Prof.
Collected Novels This second volume rounds off Hawthorne's complete fiction with his five novels.
Nathaniel Hawthorne. heart – being one which the lonely romancer himself had had cause to dread. The motive of the humorous character sketch entitled "Wakefield" is somewhat similar: the danger of stepping aside, even for a moment, ...
There are one or two other points which indicate Hawthorne's method of basing his compositions, the result in the main of pure invention, on the solid ground of particular facts. Allusion is made, in the first chapter of the "Seven ...
"Examines Nathaniel Hawthorne's life as a writer."--From source other than the Library of Congress
One of the first American short story writers, Nathaniel Hawthorne is also among the finest. A sampling of his stories reads like an anthology of great literature: My Kinsman, Major...
Learn about the life of the famous American author.
Twaynes United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of...
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Man and Writer is a biography of the American author.
This is the first analysis of the fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his perception of history. In his study, Charles Swann examines the whole of Hawthorne's literary career and gives proper weight to the unfinished work.
" "The Scarlet Letter" tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity in a puritan environment. It is Nathaniel Hawthorne's most successful novel.
Provides a biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne along with critical views of his work.
Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Descriptive Bibliography
Born in Salem, Hawthorne raises in the book the lifestyle and morals of his Puritan ancestors from the middle of the 17th century.