1804-1864

A biography of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, recounting the many obstacles he faced in his struggle to become a successful writer and telling of his New England childhood, marriage to Sophia, and eventual death in 1864.

A guide to Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", offering biographical information about the author, analysis of the text, a character list, and critical excerpts.

A study guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary and analysis of the text, and a selection of critical views.

Contains nine critical analyses of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.

A collection of critical essays examining the life and works of nineteenth-century American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Provides a detailed introduction to writing an essay about literature and presents and discusses sample topics based on fourteen of author Nathaniel Hawthorne's works.

Collects sixteen critical essays on the life, influences, and works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, including selections by Elaine Blair, Clark Davis, Evan Lansing Smith, and others.

Provides biographical information about nineteenth-century American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, and features a series of essays that discuss the structure and style, characters, and major themes of his novel, "The Scarlet Letter.".

Contains fourteen critical essays on the work of the American novelist.

A study guide to "The Scarlet Letter, " a story that explores the price of sin in Puritan Boston; providing biographical information about the author, a list of characters, a plot synopsis, chapter summaries and commentaries, character analyses, critical essays, suggested essay topics, and a selected bibliography.