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The Blithedale Romance

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by John Updike

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by John Updike

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Part of Modern Library Classics

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Aug 14, 2001 | ISBN 9780375757204

The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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About The Blithedale Romance

The Blithedale Romance, considered one of Hawthorne’s major novels, explores the limitations of human nature set against an experiment in communal living. From mesmerism to illicit love, The Blithedale Romance represents one of Hawthorne’s best and most sharply etched works, one that Henry James called his "brightest" and "liveliest" novel, and that Roy Male, acclaimed Americanist scholar, said is "one of the most underrated works in American fiction."

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is set from the definitive Ohio State University Press Centenary edition of the novel.

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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

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Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

Paperback | $11.00
Published by Modern Library
Aug 14, 2001 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375757204
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"Hawthorne, in putting this novel together, was engaged in the most serious literary enterprise of his career."
–Louis Auchincloss

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