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 ...

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 ...

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