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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805–64) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse. His later novels include The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun.
Young Goodman Brown
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
Hawthorne's Short Stories
The House of the Seven Gables
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
Four Classic American Novels
The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories
The American Transcendentalists
The Portable Hawthorne
Mosses from an Old Manse
Twice-Told Tales
The Blithedale Romance
The House of the Seven Gables
The Marble Faun
Selected Tales and Sketches
The Blithedale Romance
The House of the Seven Gables

Books

Young Goodman Brown
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
Hawthorne's Short Stories
The House of the Seven Gables
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
Four Classic American Novels
The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories
The American Transcendentalists
The Portable Hawthorne
Mosses from an Old Manse
Twice-Told Tales
The Blithedale Romance
The House of the Seven Gables
The Marble Faun
Selected Tales and Sketches
The Blithedale Romance
The House of the Seven Gables

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