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 Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 251 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Fanshawe Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanshawe_(novel) Produced by Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Fanshawe" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a romance novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around life at a New England college, focusing on several key characters, including the titular Fanshawe, a solitary scholar, and Ellen Langton, the beautiful daughter of a recently deceased merchant. The book explores themes of education, love, and societal expectations within a quaint academic setting. The opening of "Fanshawe" introduces the fictional Harley College, established in a secluded New England valley. We learn about its students and the institution's struggles with declining enrollment and relevance. Dr. Melmoth, the college president, is depicted as a compassionate leader who becomes a guardian figure for Ellen Langton after her father’s passing. Ellen’s arrival stirs various emotions and conflicts among the young men of the college, particularly between Edward Walcott and Fanshawe, the latter of whom feels a deepening emotional connection with her. The chapter sets the stage for interpersonal dynamics marked by jealousy, ambition, and affection against the backdrop of fading academic splendor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 280612 2025-07-03T10:06:38.068704 text/html 280433 2025-01-10T22:30:31.998564 text/html 173119 2025-07-03T10:06:43.122678 application/epub+zip 175963 2025-07-03T10:06:39.714687 application/epub+zip 175963 2025-07-03T10:06:38.667672 application/epub+zip 296608 2025-07-03T10:06:45.751614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282985 2025-07-03T10:06:42.501676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263136 2022-09-04T04:31:36.068453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259373 2025-07-03T10:06:37.771683 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259641 2014-09-12T19:58:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259632 2014-09-12T19:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18998 2025-07-03T10:06:45.872622 application/rdf+xml 11240 2025-07-03T10:06:39.157719 image/jpeg 3027 2025-07-03T10:06:38.911642 image/jpeg 98808 2014-09-12T19:59:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 98782 2014-09-12T19:59:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 170659 2025-07-03T10:06:38.091665 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia