The Celestial Railroad

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Overview

Nathaniel Hawthorne (18041864) was one of Americas most famous writers.Best known for the classic book The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne also wrote many other well known books and short stories including The House of the Seven Gables and Young Goodman Brown.Hawthornes writing centers around moral issues and the psychology of humans and is dark in nature.Much of this is due to Hawthornes shame of being related to one of the Salem Witch Trial judges.John Hathorne was Nathaniels great grandfather and the latter added the w to his name in order to hide that relation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614305248
Publisher:	Charles River Editors
Publication date:	03/22/2018
Sold by:	PUBLISHDRIVE KFT
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne, (born July 4, 1804, Salem, Mass., U.S.-died May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H.), American novelist and short-story writer who was a master of the allegorical and symbolic tale. One of the greatest fiction writers in American literature, he is best known for The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851).

Date of Birth:

July 4, 1804

Date of Death:

May 19, 1864

Place of Birth:

Salem, Massachusetts

Place of Death:

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Education:

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1824