Hawthornesque
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Origin of Hawthornesque
Example Sentences
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And I do mean significant — everything from “Revival,” a scary Hawthornesque novel by horrormeister Stephen King, to a slim book called “The Meaning of Existence” by world renowned biologist E.O.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2014
The jacket blurb describes him as "Hawthornesque"; and indeed he is an energetic scruple collector.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Morris prose style modulates effortlessly between a deadpan Mark Twainish narrative of bizarre situations�Tom Sawyer as Easy Rider�and a grave Hawthornesque moral allegory.
From Time Magazine Archive
If one lets the lines ring in his ears a little, the true Hawthornesque murmur and half-mournful cadence become clear.
From A Study of Hawthorne by Lathrop, George Parsons
It is a device frequently and freely practised, and so characteristically American, and especially Hawthornesque, that it should not have been overlooked for even a moment.
From A Study of Hawthorne by Lathrop, George Parsons
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