Author

Books by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist and short story writer born in Salem, Massachusetts. His Puritan ancestry — which included a judge in the Salem witch trials — shaped his preoccupation with sin, guilt, and moral inheritance. His major works include The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and the story collections Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse. He was a close friend of Herman Melville, who dedicated Moby-Dick to him.