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The Portable Hawthorne

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by William Spengemann

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by William Spengemann

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by William Spengemann

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by William Spengemann

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    About The Portable Hawthorne

    The Portable Hawthorne includes writings from each major stage in the career of Nathaniel Hawthorne: a number of his most intriguing early tales, all of The Scarlet Letter, excerpts from his three subsequently published romances—The House of Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun—as well as passages from his European journals and a sampling of his last, unfinished works. The editor’s introduction and head notes trace the evolution of Hawthorne’s writing over the course of his long career: from the tales, to their apotheosis in The Scarlet Letter, through his popular romances, to his private journals and frustrated attempts at another romance. Readers looking for a critical vantage point from which to see Hawthorne whole—his artistic rise, triumph, and sad decline—can find it in this collection.

     

    About The Portable Hawthorne

    The Portable Hawthorne includes writings from each major stage in the career of Nathaniel Hawthorne: a number of his most intriguing early tales, all of The Scarlet Letter, excerpts from his three subsequently published romances—The House of Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun—as well as passages from his European journals and a sampling of his last, unfinished works. The editor’s introduction and head notes trace the evolution of Hawthorne’s writing over the course of his long career: from the tales, to their apotheosis in The Scarlet Letter, through his popular romances, to his private journals and frustrated attempts at another romance. Readers looking for a critical vantage point from which to see Hawthorne whole—his artistic rise, triumph, and sad decline—can find it in this collection.

     

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    About Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805–64) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an… More about Nathaniel Hawthorne

    About Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805–64) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an… More about Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 29, 2005 | 464 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143039280

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 29, 2005 | 464 Pages | ISBN 9781101010426

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    Table Of Contents

    The Portable HawthorneIntroduction
    Chronology

    I. The Tales (1830-1852)

    Editor’s Note
    My Kinsman, Mayor Molineux
    Roger Malvin’s Burial
    Young Goodman Brown
    The Minister’s Black Veil
    The Man of Adamant
    The Birth-Mark
    Rappaccini’s Daughter
    Prefaces
    from “The Old Manse”
    to Twice-told Tales
    to The Snow-Image

    II. The Scarlet Letter (1850)

    Editor’s Note

    III. The Published Romances (1851-1860)

    Editor’s Note
    from The House of the Seven Gables
    from The Blithedale Romance
    from The Marble Faun

    IV. The European Journals (1853-1860)

    Editor’s Note
    from the English, French, and Italian Journals

    V. The Last Years (1861-1864)

    Editor’s Note
    Passages from the letters and the Unfinished Romances

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