Project Gutenberg 2006-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 313 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marble_Faun Produced by Michael Pullen and David Widger "The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story centers on characters such as the sculptor Kenyon and Donatello, who navigate their intertwined lives against the backdrop of an Italian landscape filled with art, beauty, and darker themes of isolation and change. As the narrative unfolds, we see the characters grappling with their identities, pasts, and the effects of their experiences, particularly as they relate to the haunting atmosphere of both the natural world and their own emotional states. At the start of this volume, Kenyon arrives at Donatello's ancestral home in Tuscany, a once vibrant estate now steeped in loneliness and melancholy. The opening chapters depict Kenyon's observations of the rustic beauty surrounding the old tower and the stark changes in Donatello’s character, hinted at by his interactions and somber reflections. The narrative suggests a deeper emotional struggle within Donatello as he grapples with the loss of joy and the weight of societal expectations following their time in Rome. The scenes oscillate between beauty and sorrow, with rich descriptions of the landscape and the haunting remnants of past familial happiness, echoing the transformation that both characters undergo as they confront the reality of their lives and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Psychological fiction Love stories Nobility -- Fiction Rome (Italy) -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Americans -- Italy -- Fiction Women art students -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 544231 2025-08-01T12:34:06.805606 text/html 555906 2021-01-27T15:42:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 194657 2021-01-27T15:42:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 291584 2025-08-01T12:34:15.752507 application/epub+zip 300624 2025-08-01T12:34:10.193530 application/epub+zip 280079 2025-08-01T12:34:08.897641 application/epub+zip 588916 2025-08-01T12:34:19.966515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553592 2025-08-01T12:34:14.777535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500452 2022-09-01T14:09:56.771772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479777 2025-08-01T12:34:06.110572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 479563 2016-12-15T11:54:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 187055 2016-12-15T11:56:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 474831 2006-02-25T16:07:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186440 2006-02-25T16:09:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22212 2025-08-01T12:34:20.105502 application/rdf+xml 22602 2025-08-01T12:34:09.427581 image/jpeg 4747 2025-08-01T12:34:09.164534 image/jpeg 282420 2025-08-01T12:34:06.846596 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia