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“The region has this rich literary heritage. Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick not far from here and Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter, spent time here.” He adds, “There are ...
Michael Christopher Brown From the desk at which he wrote Moby-Dick—a touchstone of American literature and arguably ... and fellow novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne, once wrote that Melville ...
The book’s first and most effective chapter begins with a flourish: the story of the casket that contained the remains of Sophia Hawthorne, Nathaniel’s wife, along with those of their adult ...
NORTH ADAMS — In July 1838, Nathaniel Hawthorne struck out on the road, traveling west. His destination? North Adams. He arrived in North Adams — then the north village of Adams, as the communities ...
Members of this Class of 1825, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow created some of the most popular literature in nineteenth-century America. The exhibition explores how the two authors ...
home of several literary figures, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, and Margaret Sidney. "It's possible that 'The Scarlet Letter,' or even 'Little Women,' could have been written ...