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Nathaniel Hawthorne


Born
in Salem, Massachusetts, The United States
July 04, 1804

Died
May 19, 1864

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history.

Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. In 1837, he published Twice-Told Tales and became engaged to painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody the next year. He worked at a Custom House and joined a Transcendentalist Utopian community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was pub
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The Scarlet Letter

3.43 avg rating — 873,518 ratings — published 1850 — 7210 editions
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The House of the Seven Gables

3.45 avg rating — 40,347 ratings — published 1851 — 2970 editions
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Young Goodman Brown

3.65 avg rating — 15,070 ratings — published 1835 — 352 editions
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Young Goodman Brown and Oth...

3.85 avg rating — 9,619 ratings — published 1844 — 22 editions
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The Minister's Black Veil

3.73 avg rating — 8,270 ratings — published 1836 — 110 editions
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Rappaccini's Daughter

3.91 avg rating — 7,271 ratings — published 1844 — 552 editions
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The Blithedale Romance

3.36 avg rating — 5,933 ratings — published 1852 — 1335 editions
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The Birth-Mark

3.67 avg rating — 4,626 ratings — published 1843 — 195 editions
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Twice-Told Tales

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The Marble Faun

3.47 avg rating — 3,259 ratings — published 1860 — 1624 editions
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Quotes by Nathaniel Hawthorne  (?)
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“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fanshawe

“We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne

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March 2016 Short Story Poll

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 103 pages, 1937
 
  50 votes, 25.5%

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 121 pages, 1922
 
  28 votes, 14.3%

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, 122 pages, 1879
 
  18 votes, 9.2%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 98 pages, 1941
 
  16 votes, 8.2%

The Bet by Anton Chekhov, 64 pages, 1889
 
  13 votes, 6.6%

Double Indemnity by James M. Cain, 115 pages, 1936
 
  12 votes, 6.1%

To Build a Fire by Jack London, 32 pages, 1903
 
  12 votes, 6.1%

Xingu by Edith Wharton, 48 pages, 1916
 
  9 votes, 4.6%

 
  7 votes, 3.6%

 
  6 votes, 3.1%

 
  6 votes, 3.1%

 
  6 votes, 3.1%

 
  4 votes, 2.0%

 
  4 votes, 2.0%

House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata, Approx. 90 pages-Title Story Only, 1960
 
  3 votes, 1.5%

Everyday Use by Alice Walker, Aprrox. 16 pages-Title Story Only, 1973
 
  2 votes, 1.0%

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