Hawthorne detested this legacy and distanced himself from his ancestors by adding the w to the spelling of his name. His job ...

In the spring of 1853 Hawthorne received from his life-long ... It may be well doubted whether we should have had The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables but for the growth and ...

The Sinners All Bow” by Kate Winkler Dawson is a true crime book that investigates a murder in 1832 that possibly was the ...

A child is born, and on the day Hester is publicly humiliated and made to wear a scarlet letter, her husband appears after a year with Indians. Calling himself Chillingworth (Robert Duvall), he ...

including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, and Margaret Sidney. "It's possible that 'The Scarlet Letter,' or even 'Little Women,' could have been written in this house," says Nathaniel ...