Biography Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born? and when?
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Salem, Mass; July 4th, 1804
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Who were Nathaniel's parents?
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Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hathorne
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Why did Nathaniel Hawthorne change the spelling of his last name?
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so he would not be associated with his paternal great-grandfather Judge Hawthorne of the Salem Witchcraft Court.
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How many siblings did Hawthorne have and he was the only...
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2; he was the only boy
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At what age was Hawthorne when his father died? who was he raised by?
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4; mother
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What college did Hawthorne go to? and what time span?
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Bowdoin College (in Maine); 1821-1824
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At college, his schoolmates and friends included what two famous people?
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and former president Franklin Pierce
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from 1825-1836 Hawthorne worked on a series of (blank), but spent these years otherwise in seclusion in his mother's house.
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periodicals;
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In 1828, (blank) was his Hawthorne's first published novel which he published (blank) at his own expense. what was the outcome of this book?
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Fanshawe; anonymously; it failed miserably and he burned all the unsold copies he could find.
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This book which was a compilation of his short stories was released in 1837 and it was praised by who?
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Twice Told Tales; Edgar Allan Poe (who was an admirer of Hawthorne's works)
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In 1842, who did he become friends with? where? and what were they?
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Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson; Concord, MASS, (who also drew on Puritanical influences); transcendentalist
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In 1842, who did Hawthorne marry?
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Sophia Peabody, a fellow transcendentalist
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how many children did Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody have?
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3 (Una, Julian, and Rose)
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In 1846, Hawthorne was unable to earn a living as a writer, so he returned where? and became what? how much did he make?
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Salem; an appointed surveyor (of the port of Salem); $1,200/yr.
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how long did Hawthorne work as an appointed surveyor? what happened? what did he declare?
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3 years; he was fired; "I detest this town so much that I hate to go out in the streets or to have people see me."
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On July 1848, who died? what did he say it was?
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Hawthorne's mother (Elizabeth) ; "The darkest hour of my life."
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In 1850, what did Hawthorne publish?
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The Scarlet Letter (which was a huge success)
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In 1851, what book did Hawthorne publish? what was it named after?
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The House of the Seven Gables; after an existing house in Salem, MASS.
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In 1853, (blank) appointed him as (blank)
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President Franklin Pierce; consul in Liverpool, England
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May 9th, 1864, Hawthorne died where? while on what? with who?
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Plymouth, NH; a hunting trip; Franklin Pierce
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The day Julian learns of his father's death, what happens?
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he was initiated into a college fraternity by being placed blindfolded into a coffin as part of a hazing ritual.
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Where was Hawthorne buried?
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, NH on Author's Ridge.
