Nathaniel Hawthorne is a literary giant of American literature, whose works have gone on to inspire many other great writers. This eBook offers readers the unique opportunity of exploring the prolific writerâs work, as well as an assortment of bonus texts. (Current version: 2)
* illustrated with many images relating to Hawthorneâs life and works
* annotated with concise introductions to the novels and other works
* ALL the novels â even rare unfinished novels â each with their own contents table
* THE SCARLET LETTER and other works are beautiful illustrated
* images of how the novels first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* the complete short story collections
* separate CHRONOLOGICAL and ALPHABETICAL contents tables for the short stories â find that special story easily!
* the childrenâs storybooks are fully illustrated
* includes Hawthorneâs non-fiction works
* EVEN includes Hawthorneâs extensive notebooks
* boasts a special criticism section, with six works examining Hawthorneâs contribution to literature, including Henry Jamesâ seminal work HAWTHORNE
* BONUS biographies section, with no less than five biographical books
* features biographies written by Hawthorneâs son Julian and his daughter Rose
* scholarly ordering of texts in chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Hawthorneâs immense oeuvre
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CONTENTS:
The Novels
FANSHAWE
THE SCARLET LETTER
THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE
THE MARBLE FAUN
THE DOLLIVER ROMANCE
SEPTIMIUS FELTON
DOCTOR GRIMSHAWEâS SECRET
THE ANCESTRAL FOOTSTEP
The Short Story Collections
TWICE-TOLD TALES
GRANDFATHERâS CHAIR
MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE
THE SNOW-IMAGE, AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES
A WONDER-BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
TANGLEWOOD TALES
THE DOLLIVER ROMANCE AND OTHER PIECES
THE GHOST OF DOCTOR HARRIS
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Non-Fiction
BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN
THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN PIERCE
OUR OLD HOME
CHIEFLY ABOUT WAR MATTERS
The Notebooks
PASSAGES FROM THE AMERICAN NOTE-BOOKS: VOLUME I & II
PASSAGES FROM THE ENGLISH NOTE-BOOKS: VOLUME I & II
PASSAGES FROM THE FRENCH AND ITALIAN NOTE-BOOKS: VOLUME I & II
The Criticism
HAWTHORNE BY HENRY JAMES
EXTRACT FROM âMY LITERARY PASSIONSâ BY WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS
EXTRACT FROM âESSAYS BEFORE A SONATAâ BY CHARLES IVES
EXTRACT FROM âADVENTURES AMONG BOOKSâ BY ANDREW LANG
EXTRACT FROM âHOURS IN A LIBRARYâ BY LESLIE STEPHEN
EXTRACT FROM âFOUR AMERICANSâ BY HENRY A. BEERS
The Biographies
THE LIFE AND GENIUS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE BY FRANK PRESTON STEARNS
HAWTHORNE AND HIS CIRCLE BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE
MEMORIES OF HAWTHORNE BY ROSE HAWTHORNE LATHROP
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE BY GEORGE E. WOODBERRY
A STUDY OF HAWTHORNE BY GEORGE PARSONS LATHROP
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