1804–1864 · American novelist
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short-story writer born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1804.
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Novels
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1850 | The Scarlet Letter A woman faces public shame while others hide their guilt. | Novel | 9 h 33 min | Free to startRead free |
| 2 | 1851 | The House of the Seven Gables A family lives under the shadow of an ancestral wrong. | Novel | 11 h 59 min | Free to startRead free |
| 3 | 1852 | The Blithedale Romance A farming community's hopes clash with its members' private desires. | Novel | 8 h 35 min | Free to startRead free |
Stories and shorter works
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | 1846 | Mosses from an Old Manse Tales of strange encounters examine evil in the human heart. | Stories | 17 h 43 min | Free to startRead free |
| 2 | 1851 | The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales Tales of snow children, hidden sins, and moral choices. | Stories | 8 h 18 min | Free to startRead free |
Letters and non-fiction
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | · | True Stories of History and Biography A grandfather’s stories connect New England history with individual lives. | Non-fiction | 8 h 37 min | Free to startRead free |
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About Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short-story writer born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1804. He lived in Massachusetts and served as a United States consul in Liverpool, England. He wrote The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851). He died in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in 1864.
- Born
- 1804
- Died
- 1864
Nathaniel Hawthorne in a few words
And I found that but to glean after this man, is better than to be in at the harvest of others.
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