{"product_id":"2940013699168","title":"The Essential Collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Works: The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables and 4 Other Novels and 88 Short Stories","description":"*Includes the following novels:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003cbr\u003eThe House of the Seven Gables\u003cbr\u003eThe Marble Faun\u003cbr\u003eThe Blithedale Romance\u003cbr\u003eFanshawe\u003cbr\u003eDoctor Grimshawe’s Secret: A Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Includes The Birthmark and 87 other classic short stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Includes the following articles and other works:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife of Franklin Pierce\u003cbr\u003eChiefly about War Matters: By a Peaceable Man\u003cbr\u003eA Wonderbook and Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Includes an Original Introductions\u003cbr\u003e*Includes a table of contents with working links for each title\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs one of America’s most famous writers and novelists, Nathaniel Hawthorne needs no formal introduction. He worked at a Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to The Wayside in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, leaving behind his wife and their three children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch of Hawthorne's writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. Several of them are considered examples of the finest American literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition of Hawthorne’s Essential Collection of Works is specially formatted with a Table of Contents.","brand":"Charles River Editors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079924859120,"sku":"2940013699168","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013699168_p0.jpg?v=1763584707","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013699168","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}