Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Cultural  

1. A nineteenth-century American author known for his novels and short stories that explore themes of sin and guilt. His works include The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables.

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Example Sentences

Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter, a tale of sin and its punishment in Puritan New England; The Marble Faun, an Italian story full of the art and culture of Rome.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Hawthorne, Nathaniel; in Concord, 179-95; in Salem, 196-206.

From The Lure of the Camera by Olcott, Charles S.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Blithedale Romance, viii, 402; and the Brook Farm, viii, 402; as custom-house inspector, v, 26; on Shakespeare, i, 312; on Thompson, the artist, viii, 190.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert

Hawthorne, Nathaniel: his Mosses, 70; "dream-peopled solitude," 86; at the club, 223; view of English life, 335; grave, 356; biography, 368.

From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Hawthorne, Nathaniel; letter on; on slavery; letter to H. B. S. on, from English attitude towards America.

From Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe by Stowe, Harriet Beecher