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About Nathaniel Hawthorne
American novelist and short story writer
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. He is known for fiction that explores history, morality, and religion, often through a reflective and uneasy lens. His work helped define the American short story and remains closely associated with themes of guilt, conscience, and the past. Across his novels and shorter fiction, he returns to questions of human nature and the moral weight of experience.
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- “No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally…”Nathaniel Hawthorne
- “What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on - is the broad foundation on which nearly all…”Nathaniel Hawthorne
Explore Awe
- “I've got a three-year-old daughter. To picture her being a dancer, I'd absolutely love that. I'm in absolute…”Kelvin Fletcher
- “I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part sc…”Irving Penn
- “Wrought upon at length, you may say, by an enthusiasm and frenzy that could brook no control - I burst the ty…”Deborah Sampson
Explore Existence
- “If you place [your bet] with God, you lose nothing, even if it turns out that God does not exist. But if you…”Peter Kreeft
- “Words have power, and when you speak you give them life. Speak into the atmosphere. Speak into existence what…”Amaka Imani Nkosazana
- “Interestingly, this speech by Prospero does not contrast the unreality of the stage with the solid, flesh-and…”Terry Eagleton
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Books by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter
1871
The Blithedale Romance
1999
Mosses from an Old Manse
2005
Tanglewood Tales
2007
The House of Seven Gables Readalong
2006