Historical documents.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