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The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. 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.
Much of Hawthorne's writing centers around 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. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his friend Franklin Pierce. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.
More about Nathaniel Hawthorne:
(From Wikipedia) Nathaniel Hawthorne, (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Born in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and Elizabeth Clarke Manning Hathorne, his ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials.
Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne". Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. He published several short stories in various periodicals which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales.
A little something we
like about Nathaniel:
One August, during a casual walk to Emerson’s house, Hawthorne took a wrong turn through the woods. In his words, he ended up “tormented to death” by the bushes and underbrush along this ill-fated path. In the midst of his arduous journey, Hawthorne dramatically declared “ I feel as if it were almost as well to lie down and die in rage and despair, as to go one step forward.” Perhaps he should have just taken Monument Street to Lexington Ave...?
a little irreverent. a lot of fun.
