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    The Blithedale Romance
    The Blithedale Romance
    The Blithedale Romance
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Blithedale Romance

    Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Narrated by Bruce Lieberman

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    The Blithedale Romance is Nathaniel Hawthorne's third major romance. Its setting is a utopian farming commune based on Brook Farm, of which Hawthorne was a founding member and where he lived in 1841. The novel dramatizes the conflict between the commune's ideals and the members' private desires and romantic rivalries.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJSX Publishing Inc.
    Release dateAug 30, 2020
    ISBN9798868611100
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    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Born in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his historical tales and novels about American colonial society. After publishing The Scarlet Letter in 1850, its status as an instant bestseller allowed him to earn a living as a novelist. Full of dark romanticism, psychological complexity, symbolism, and cautionary tales, his work is still popular today. He has earned a place in history as one of the most distinguished American writers of the nineteenth century.

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