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"Because it represents the first scholarly effort to establish texts as close as possible to the intentions of the author, this Centenary Edition makes obsolete all previous editions, notorious for their textual corruption. An eminent staff . . . has analyzed and synthesized... Read Full Overview

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This collection of essays, notes, and sketches by renowned authors Nathaniel and Julian Hawthorne offers a unique glimpse into American life and culture in the mid-1800s. From the bustling cities of New York and Boston to the wilds of the western frontier, this book illuminates... Read Full Overview

This collection of essays, notes, and sketches by renowned authors Nathaniel and Julian Hawthorne offers a unique glimpse into American life and culture in the mid-1800s. From the bustling cities of New York and Boston to the wilds of the western frontier, this book illuminates... Read Full Overview

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. Hawthorne's works belong to romanticism or, more specifically, dark romanticism, cautionary tales that suggest that guilt, sin, and evil are the most inherent natural qualities of humanity. Many... Read Full Overview