Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences and Extensive Biographies
Letters, Diaries, and Memories of an American MasterBy Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Julian Hawthorne, F. P. Stearns, G. P. Lathrop
Length139h 8m
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Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne gathers letters, diary passages, recollections, and biographical criticism into a richly faceted portrait of one of nineteenth-century America's defining imaginative writers. Its documents range from private observation and travel record to elegiac reminiscence and interpretive life-writing, illuminating the tensions between Hawthorne's guarded public persona and the moral, historical, and aesthetic preoccupations of his fiction. The volume's most compelling feature is its juxtaposition of intimate testimony with expansive critical biography. The collection brings Hawthorne's own voice into conversation with writers and critics closely positioned within the literary culture he helped shape. Herman Melville's presence evokes the profound artistic kinship between two major figures of the American Renaissance, while Julian Hawthorne, F. P. Stearns, and G. P. Lathrop represent successive efforts to preserve, interpret, and contest Hawthorne's legacy. Together, these materials situate him amid Transcendental-era New England, antebellum literary experimentation, and the later formation of an American canon. Recommended for students, scholars, and general readers alike, this volume offers an exceptional opportunity to study authorship through multiple genres of evidence. Its varied perspectives encourage readers to assess how memory, family, friendship, criticism, and archival record collectively construct literary reputation, while deepening appreciation for Hawthorne's enduring cultural significance.
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GenreBiography and Memoir, Literary Classics
Length139 hrs 8 mins
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Publish dateMay 26, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Memoirs, Travel Sketches and Island Literature (Annotated)
2Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences and Extensive Biographies
3Letters
4Browne’s Folly (a letter for the Essex Institute)
5Love Letters (To Miss Sophia Peabody): Volume I (pt. 1)
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6Love Letters (To Miss Sophia Peabody): Volume I (pt. 2)
7Love Letters (To Miss Sophia Peabody): Volume II (pt. 1)
8Love Letters (To Miss Sophia Peabody): Volume II (pt. 2)
9Love Letters (To Miss Sophia Peabody): Volume II (pt. 3)
10Letter to the Editor of the Literary Review
11Memoirs
12American Notebooks (Volume I & II)
13AMERICAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 1)
14AMERICAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 2)
15AMERICAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 3)
16AMERICAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 1)
17AMERICAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 2)
18AMERICAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 3)
19English Notebooks (Volume I & II)
20ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 1)
21ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 2)
22ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 3)
23ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 4)
24ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 5)
25ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 6)
26ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 1)
27ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 2)
28ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 3)
29ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 4)
30ENGLISH NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME II (pt. 5)
31French and Italian Notebooks (Volume I & II)
32FRENCH AND ITALIAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 1)
33FRENCH AND ITALIAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 2)
34FRENCH AND ITALIAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 3)
35FRENCH AND ITALIAN NOTEBOOKS: VOLUME I (pt. 4)
36HAWTHORNE’S NOTEBOOKS IN FRANCE AND ITALY: VOLUME II (pt. 1)
37HAWTHORNE’S NOTEBOOKS IN FRANCE AND ITALY: VOLUME II (pt. 2)
38HAWTHORNE’S NOTEBOOKS IN FRANCE AND ITALY: VOLUME II (pt. 3)
39HAWTHORNE’S NOTEBOOKS IN FRANCE AND ITALY: VOLUME II (pt. 4)
40Biographies and Reminiscences of Hawthorne
41The Life and Genius of Hawthorne by Frank Preston Stearns
42PREFACE
43CHAPTER I SALEM AND THE HATHORNES: 1630-1800
44CHAPTER II BOYHOOD OF HAWTHORNE: 1804-1821
45CHAPTER III BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 1821-1825.
46CHAPTER IV LITTLE MISERY: 1825-1835
47CHAPTER V EOS AND EROS: 1835-1839
48CHAPTER VI PEGASUS AT THE CART: 1839-1841
49CHAPTER VII HAWTHORNE AS A SOCIALIST: 1841-1842
50CHAPTER VIII CONCORD AND THE OLD MANSE: 1842-1845
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