The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Margaret B. Moore
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780826213310

Moore, an author and independent scholar, examines Salem's past and the role of Hawthorne's ancestors in two of the town's great events: the coming of the Quakers in the 1660s and the witchcraft delusion of 1692. She investigates Hawthorne's family, his education before college, and Salem's religious and political influences on him. She also discusses Salem nightlife in Hawthorne's time, his friends and acquaintances, and the role of women influential in his life--particularly Mary Crowninshield Silsbee and Sophia Peabody. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Marble Faun Illustrated

The Marble Faun Illustrated
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2021-01-23
Genre:
ISBN:

The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known by the British title Transformation, was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and was published in 1860. The Marble Faun, written on the eve of the American Civil War, is set in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, gothic novel, and travel guide.

Salem is My Dwelling Place

Salem is My Dwelling Place
Author: Edwin Haviland Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 652
Release: 1991
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780877453819

Traces the life of the nineteenth-century New England novelist, examines each of his major works, and describes the social and political background of the period.

Deliberate Evil

Deliberate Evil
Author: Edward J Renehan
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1641603410

"This is true crime at its most enthralling—prepare to be transported." —Terri Cheney, New York Times bestselling author of Manic The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention when it was discovered that two of the conspirators came from Salem's influential Crowninshield family: a clan of millionaire shipowners, cabinet secretaries, and congressmen. A prosecution team led by famed Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster made the case even more newsworthy. Meanwhile, young Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne—who knew several of the accused—observed and wrote. Here, using source materials not available previously, Edward J. Renehan Jr. provides a riveting narrative of the cold-blooded murder, intense investigations, scandal-strewn trials, and grim executions that dominated headlines nearly two-hundred years ago.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Milton Meltzer
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761334599

Learn about the life of the famous American author.

Fanshawe

Fanshawe
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: The Floating Press
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1775454118

Hawthorne's first published novel, Fanshawe combines romantic themes with an engaging look at college life in the early nineteenth century. Critics have noted that the novel has strong autobiographical components and is likely a thinly fictionalized account of the writer's own experiences as a student at Bowdoin College.

The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Leland S. Person
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2007-04-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1139462296

As the author of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne has been established as a major writer of the nineteenth century and the most prominent chronicler of New England and its colonial history. This introductory book for students coming to Hawthorne for the first time outlines his life and writings in a clear and accessible style. Leland S. Person also explains some of the significant cultural and social movements that influenced Hawthorne's most important writings: Puritanism, Transcendentalism and Feminism. The major works, including The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance, as well as Hawthorne's important short stories and non-fiction, are analysed in detail. The book also includes a brief history and survey of Hawthorne scholarship, with special emphasis on recent studies. Students of nineteenth-century American literature will find this a rewarding and engaging introduction to this remarkable writer.