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• Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th Century American novelist.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth Name: Nathaniel Hathorne
  2. Born: July 4, 1804
  3. Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts
  4. Died: May 19, 1864
  5. Location: Plymouth, New Hampshire
  6. Literary Genre: Romanticism
  7. His puritan background was often reflected in his writings

• Career

  Hawthorne published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, anonymously in 1828. In 1837, he published Twice-Told Tales a collection of short stories. His most notable novel, The Scarlet Letter, was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels includeing The House of the Seven Gables. In 1853, a political appointment took Hawthorne and his family to Europe until 1860 when he returned to Concord, Massachusettes. Hawthorne died four years later on May 19, 1864.

• Notable Works

  • 1835: Young Goodman Brown
  • 1837: The Maypole of Merry Mount
  • 1850: The Scarlet Letter
  • 1851: The House of the Seven Gables

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