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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, a direct descendant of John Hathorne, one of the judges at the Salem witch trials—a legacy of guilt that haunted him all his life and fueled his greatest fiction. He added the 'w' to his surname, as if trying to distance himself from the family shame. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by The Scarlet Letter.
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Start with The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, ranked #71 in the Canon Compass list.
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Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter: Hester Prynne defies Puritan Boston with her scarlet 'A.' A haunting tale of sin, guilt, and defiance.