Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1098 Woodberry, George Edward 1855 1930 Nathaniel Hawthorne V-M Österman, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Nathaniel Hawthorne" by George Edward Woodberry is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the life and literary contributions of Nathaniel Hawthorne, focusing on his ancestry, early life, and the formative years that shaped him into one of American literature's pivotal figures. The opening of the biography outlines the lineage of Hawthorne's family, tracing back to England and emphasizing key ancestors who played significant roles in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It illustrates the somber environment in which Nathaniel was raised, including the impact of his father's early death and his mother's long-standing grief, which colored his childhood and influenced his future writing. As Hawthorne grows up, the narrative captures his early literary inclinations, his relationship with books, and the solitude he often embraced, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of his complex character and creative endeavors in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 Novelists, American -- 19th century -- Biography PS Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature 491413 2025-08-03T10:58:55.189976 text/html 491234 2025-01-10T23:16:32.037499 text/html 264612 2025-08-03T10:59:02.449919 application/epub+zip 271714 2025-08-03T10:58:57.993940 application/epub+zip 258220 2025-08-03T10:58:56.879925 application/epub+zip 473809 2025-08-03T10:59:06.102898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450276 2025-08-03T10:59:01.774950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423167 2022-09-04T05:26:44.242788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471554 2025-08-03T10:58:54.844933 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466444 2020-12-30T11:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17161 2025-08-03T10:59:06.227878 application/rdf+xml 14289 2025-08-03T10:58:57.375924 image/jpeg 3557 2025-08-03T10:58:57.129996 image/jpeg 181706 2020-12-30T11:40:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 263805 2025-08-03T10:58:55.228961 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