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Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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  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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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 Charles Herbert Sylvester

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 Harriet Beecher Stowe

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 27-30, 31, 50, 59, 69, 85, 130, 139, 144.

From American Men of Mind by Burton Egbert Stevenson

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

From The Lure of the Camera by Charles S. Olcott

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, was born in Salem, Mass., on July 4, 1804.

From De La Salle Fifth Reader by Christian Brothers

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