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Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Adult Life

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Adult Life. Amy Kalinowski Casey Oliver Olivia Frere. The Good Life. Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College He turned to writing and moved in with his mother His mother lived in Salem, Mass. His creative juices flowed in Salem. Writing Enflames.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Adult Life

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  1. Nathaniel Hawthorne:The Adult Life Amy Kalinowski Casey Oliver Olivia Frere

  2. The Good Life • Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College • He turned to writing and moved in with his mother • His mother lived in Salem, Mass. • His creative juices flowedin Salem

  3. Writing Enflames • His first draft, Seven Tales of My Native Land, was rejected by publishers • Allegedly, he burned the script • His first novel was, Fanshawe, which he supposedly burned

  4. Personal Life • In 1842, Hawthorne married Sophia Peabody, a transcendentalist • Peabody wished to pursue art but Hawthorne discouraged her • Hawthorne’s daughter was given the name, Una, which means lamb

  5. Professional Life Not successful as a writer, he worked as a surveyor for three years and later served as consul for the U.S. in Liverpool, England under President Franklin Pierce. Hawthorne lost his job in the Custom House due to the Election of 1848. He alleviated his frustration by subtly alluding to politicians in The Scarlet Letter.

  6. Popular Works The Scarlet Letter The House of Seven Gables The Blithedale Romance The Marble Faun Twice-Told Tales Mosses From an Old Manse The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales The Life of Franklin Pierce Chiefly About War Matters Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys Tanglewood Tales

  7. Fantastic Facts • Nathaniel Hawthorne changed the spelling of his last name by adding an “e” • Hawthorne lived in The Wayside Home. This house became later known as “The Home of Authors” due to it other residents such as the Alcotts and the Lothrops.

  8. Bibliography “Nathaniel Hawthorne.” The Wayside Home. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. http://www.nps.gov/archive/mima/wayside/Tradfrm1.htm. “Biographical Information on Nathaniel Hawthorne.” Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Life of an Author. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. http://forrestmeigs.tripod.com/index.html. “Una.” Think Baby Names. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Una. “Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) Home Page from Eldritch Press.” Ibiblio.org – music. Web. 05 Nov. 2009. http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/hawthorne.html. “Nathaniel Hawthorne Biography.” Encyclopedia of World Biography. Web. 05 Nov. 2009. http://www.notablebiographies.com/Gi-He/Hawthorne-Nathaniel.html. “Nathaniel Hawthorne.” www.kirjasto.sci.fi. Web. 05 Nov. 2009. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hawthorne.htm. PeriLiukkonen. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Author’s Calender, 2008. Web. 05 Nov 2009. North Shore Community College. Hawthorne in Salem. North Shore Community College. 1 Sept. 2002. Web. 05 Nov. 2009 N.p. Classical Library. Classical Library. Web 05 Nov. 2009.

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