Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist, born at Salem, Massachusetts. His early ambition was to be a literary man, and "Twice-told Tales" was the first production by which he won distinction, after the publication of which he spent some months at Brook Farm, leaving which he married and took up house at Concord. From 1848 to 1850 he held a State appointment, and in his leisure hours wrote his "Scarlet Letter," which appeared in the latter year, and established his fame as a master of literature. This was followed by "The House of the Seven Gables," "The Snow Image," "The Blithedale Romance," and by-and-by "The Marble Faun," and "Our Old Home".Wisdom & Quotes
- Is it a fact, or have I dreamt it - that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?
- What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart!
- The House of Seven Gables
- Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
Alexis Clerel de Tocqueville