Project Gutenberg 2005-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 Hawthorne, Julian 1846 1934 Confessions and Criticisms A preliminary confession -- Novels and agnosticism -- Americanism in fiction -- Literature for children -- The moral aim in fiction -- The maker of many books -- Mr. Mallock's missing science -- Theodore Winthrop's writings -- Emerson as an American -- Modern magic -- American wild animals in art. Produced by Anne Soulard, Eric Eldred, John R. Bilderback and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Confessions and Criticisms" by Julian Hawthorne is a collection of reflective essays and literary critiques written during the late 19th century. In this work, Hawthorne, the son of the famous novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, explores his journey into the literary world, sharing personal anecdotes and philosophical insights on the nature of writing and the state of literature, particularly focusing on American fiction. The opening of the work serves as a preliminary confession that sets the tone for the discussions to follow. Hawthorne recounts his early experiences with writing, including his initial forays into poetry and short stories while working in civil engineering. He shares the evolution of his career, detailing his challenges with acceptance in the literary community due to his father's legacy and the struggle to find his own voice as a writer. This reflective introduction not only highlights his literary aspirations and frustrations but also hints at a broader critique of the American literary landscape, engaging with themes of identity, morality in fiction, and the complexities of a novel's creation, thus inviting readers into a candid exploration of both his personal narrative and the craft of writing itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en American essays PS Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 347298 2025-07-03T11:14:23.887564 text/html 347119 2025-01-10T23:46:29.402246 text/html 210781 2025-07-03T11:14:30.349511 application/epub+zip 213691 2025-07-03T11:14:26.819508 application/epub+zip 206174 2025-07-03T11:14:25.621467 application/epub+zip 391589 2025-07-03T11:14:33.276464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372449 2025-07-03T11:14:29.687520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330553 2022-09-04T05:59:51.566630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333741 2025-07-03T11:14:23.594478 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333465 2012-10-07T21:01:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333458 2012-10-07T21:01:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19376 2025-07-03T11:14:33.419424 application/rdf+xml 14477 2025-07-03T11:14:26.108504 image/jpeg 3826 2025-07-03T11:14:25.863607 image/jpeg 130002 2012-10-07T21:02:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 129947 2012-10-07T21:02:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 209670 2025-07-03T11:14:23.917514 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