Delphi Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

One of the greatest fiction writers of American literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne is the master of the allegorical and symbolic tale. His celebrated novels, including ‘The Scarlet Letter’ and ‘The House of the Seven Gables’, demonstrate his skilful craftsmanship, impressive sense of form and Dark romantic themes.

For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Hawthorne’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3)



* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hawthorne’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts

* All 9 novels, with individual contents tables

* Includes rare short stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Famous works such as THE SCARLET LETTER are fully illustrated with their original artwork

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

* Easily locate short stories you want to read

* Includes Hawthorne’s rare non-fiction

* Includes Hawthorne’s letters and note books – spend hours exploring the author’s personal writings

* Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Hawthorne’s contribution to literature, including Henry James’ seminal work HAWTHORNE

* Features six biographies – discover Hawthorne’s literary life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

* UPDATED – with revised texts and rare short stories



CONTENTS:



The Novels

FANSHAWE

THE SCARLET LETTER

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES

THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE

THE MARBLE FAUN

THE DOLLIVER ROMANCE

SEPTIMIUS FELTON

DOCTOR GRIMSHAWE’S SECRET

THE ANCESTRAL FOOTSTEP



The Short Story Collections

TWICE-TOLD TALES

THE WHOLE HISTORY OF GRANDFATHER’S CHAIR

MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE

THE SNOW-IMAGE, AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES

A WONDER-BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS

TANGLEWOOD TALES

THE DOLLIVER ROMANCE AND OTHER PIECES

BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES

MISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIES



The Short Stories

LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER



The Non-Fiction

BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN

THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN PIERCE

OUR OLD HOME

CHIEFLY ABOUT WAR MATTERS

MISCELLANEOUS PIECES



Notebooks and Letters

PASSAGES FROM THE AMERICAN NOTE-BOOKS

PASSAGES FROM THE ENGLISH NOTE-BOOKS

PASSAGES FROM THE FRENCH AND ITALIAN NOTE-BOOKS

LOVE LETTERS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE



The Criticism

HAWTHORNE by Henry James

Extract from ‘MY LITERARY PASSIONS’ by William Dean Howells

Extract from ‘ESSAYS BEFORE A SONATA’ by Charles Ives

Extract from ‘ADVENTURES AMONG BOOKS’ by Andrew Lang

Extract from ‘HOURS IN A LIBRARY’ by Leslie Stephen

Extract from ‘FOUR AMERICANS’ by Henry A. Beers



The Biographies

THE LIFE AND GENIUS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE by Frank Preston Stearns

HAWTHORNE AND HIS CIRCLE by Julian Hawthorne

MEMORIES OF HAWTHORNE by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE by George E. Woodberry

A STUDY OF HAWTHORNE by George Parsons Lathrop

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE by George William Curtis



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