Historical documents. What clues can you gather about Nathaniel Hawthorne, the time, place, players, and culture?
The Scarlet Letter
Text of the novel.
Scarlet Letter Review
An 1886 essay in The Atlantic on the book by Hawthorne's son Julian.
Marble Faun Review
An 1860 review of The Marble Faun by Hawthorne's friend James Russell Lowell.
Melville's Letters to Hawthorne
Correspondence between the two writers and friends.
Chiefly About War Matters, by a Peaceable Man
Hawthorne's 1862 essay in The Atlantic Monthly.
Custom House Notebooks
Hawthorne's diary from his days at the Boston Custom House.
English Notebooks
Passages of Hawthorne's diary during his stay in England.
The Solitude of Nathaniel Hawthorne
A 1901 essay on Hawthorne in The Atlantic Monthly.