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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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- “Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart…”Nathaniel Hawthorne
- “There are many things in this world that a child must not ask about.”Nathaniel Hawthorne
- “As a general rule, Providence seldom vouchsafes to mortals any more than just that degree of encouragement wh…”Nathaniel Hawthorne
- “Pluck up a spirit, and do not be all the time sighing and murmuring!”Nathaniel Hawthorne
Reflections: more sayings
- “America has always had tinkerers, including just about any teenager who ever hot-rodded a Camaro.”Clive Thompson
- “Hey, if we didn't overcharge for our product - guess what - people wouldn't have to buy used games.”Warren Spector
- “1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me:”Chuck Mangione
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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