Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher Marketing: Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne" in order to hide this relation. He entered Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824, and graduated in 1825. Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. He published several short stories in various periodicals which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at a Custom Houseand joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist 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 published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to The Wayside in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children. -wikipedia Review Citations: Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 130 (EAN 9781596091757, Paperback) Booklist 11/15/1993 pg. 640 (EAN 9781561001385, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Advance 08/01/2005 pg. 87 (EAN 9780743264693, Paperback) School Library Journal 01/01/2001 (EAN 9780001052406, Analog Audio Cassette) School Library Journal 11/01/2002 (EAN 9780001052406, Analog Audio Cassette) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 423 (EAN 9780679417316, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 762 (EAN 9780679417316, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 339 (EAN 9780679417316, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 956 (EAN 9780679417316, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 417 (EAN 9780679417316, Hardcover) Ingram Paperback Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 49 (EAN 9780451526083, Mass Market Paperbound) Newsweek 02/09/2009 pg. 17 (EAN 9780553210095, Mass Market Paperbound) School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 54 (EAN 9781629233666, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Hawthorne, Nathaniel Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was a novelist and short story writer. He wrote many classic novels including The Scarlet Letter, Tanglewood Tales, Twice-Told Tales, and The House of the Seven Gables.