The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fiction, Classics de Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fiction, Classics: Together with the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers

Nathaniel Hawthorne

This volume isn't just a collection of wonderful stories, like so many others of Hawthorne's; it's a collection of true stories -- things that happened between 1620 and 1803, as seen by a chair supposedly owned by principals in each of the tales. It's Hawthorne -- delightful, insightful, wise Nathaniel Hawthorne -- writing the tales that made our nation come into being. Not to be missed by anyone, young or old.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic and short story writer. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. He entered Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824 and graduated in 1825. He published his first work in 1828, the novel Fanshawe; he later tried to suppress it, feeling that it was not equal to the standard of his later work. He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children. Much of Hawthorne's writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral metaphors with an anti-Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories and a biography of his college friend Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States.