Nathaniel Hawthorne

About Nathaniel Hawthorne

Birth Day: July 4, 1804
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Died On: May 19, 1864 (age 59)
Birth Sign: Cancer

Nathaniel Hawthorne Net Worth

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804 in Massachusetts. Renowned American novelist and short story writer who is best known for The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. His psychologically and morally complex works exemplify the literary genre of Dark Romanticism.
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💰Nathaniel Hawthorne Net worth: $11 Million

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About

Renowned American Novelist and short story Writer who is best known for The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. His psychologically and morally complex works exemplify the literary genre of Dark Romanticism.

Before Fame

He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825 and subsequently secured work as Editor of the American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge. His earliest published works include such short stories as "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Minister's Black Veil."

Trivia

He met Abraham Lincoln in the early years of the American Civil War and mentioned the meeting in an 1862 essay entitled 'Chiefly About War Matters.'

Family Life

He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the descendant of a judge (John Hathorne) who had presided over the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Hawthorne married transcendentalist and Illustrator, Sophia Peabody, in 1842. The couple welcomed three children--Una, Julian, and Rose-- between 1844 and 1851.

Associated With

Edgar Allan Poe initially wrote harsh critiques of Hawthorne's work, but later recognized Hawthorne's genius.