Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, The Scarlet Letter tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. Recommended for: Historical fiction enthusiasts, literature lovers, and those interested in exploring themes of sin, guilt, and legalism. You will: • Be transported [...]

The Blithedale Romance is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1852. The story revolves around a group of utopians who set out to reform a dissipated America by establishing a rural community called Blithedale. However, their idealism finds little satisfaction in farmwork, and individual pursuits of egotistical paths ultimately lead to [...]