Hawthorne's Short Stories
by HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. Edited by Newton Arvin
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- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
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Synopsis
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805-64) was an American novelist and short-story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse. His later novels include The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun. Newton Arvin (1900-63) was a literary critic and professor at Smith College known for his influential writings about nineteenth-century American literature. He is the author of biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman, and his biography of Herman Melville won the National Book Award in 1951.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 421864
- Title
- Hawthorne's Short Stories
- Author
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. Edited by Newton Arvin
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- ShortStories
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