Hawthorne

[ haw-thawrn ]

noun

1. Nathaniel, 1804–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
2. a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
3. a city in NE New Jersey.

Hawthorne

/ ˈhɔːˌθɔːn /

noun

1. Hawthorne Nathaniel18041864MUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Nathaniel. 1804–64, US novelist and short-story writer: his works include the novels The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851) and the children's stories Tanglewood Tales (1853)

Example Sentences

No one cares whether one of those names is going to be Mrs. Mellark or Mrs. Hawthorne.

From The Daily Beast

Unfortunately, Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne are not among them.

From The Daily Beast

It had rained all night and was still drizzling when I headed for the Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Cicero, Illinois.

From The Daily Beast

“Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.

From The Daily Beast

Jollity and gloom were contending for an empire,” wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne in his story “The May-Pole of Merry Mount.

From The Daily Beast

Hawthorne must leave one and go to the other until they meet in their awful desolation.

From Project Gutenberg

Hawthorne in the long description already mentioned has retained those features which suggest quiet and peace.

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By contrasts to what has Hawthorne brought out better the character of the Apple Dealer?

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Slow movement expressed by long sentences is well illustrated in Irving and Hawthorne.

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What Hawthorne has lately done for the classical mythology, Lamb has here done for Shakspeare.

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