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Nathaniel Hawthorne
(1888–1953)

Nathaniel Hawthorne Anecdote...

Hawthorne's son, Julian, was also a writer and father and son were frequently mistaken for each other. "Oh, Mr Hawthorne, I've just read The Scarlet Letter, and I think it's a real masterpiece," gushed a lady to whom Julian Hawthorne had just been introduced. "Oh, that," said Julian, shrugging modestly, "that was written when I was only four years old."


Biographical Note...

U.S.novelist, best known for "The Scarlet Letter" (1850) and "The House of the Seven Gables" (1851). He was appointed consul in Liverpool (1853) and later traveled in Italy, the setting for his romance "The Marble Faun" (1860).


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