He is introspective in his thinking and symbolical in his
writing. Naturally he thinks abstractly, but is compelled to construct
concrete methods of presenting his ideas. He never describes a strong
emotion in detail, but delights in using suggestions and sidelights.
His pure and refined manhood, his delicate fancy and deep interest in
moral and religious questions, his conscience in its most artistic
form, all are presented to the reader in the choicest garb of well
chosen words and attuned to a subtle rhythm that adds beauty and
attractiveness to his style.
GENERAL REFERENCES
_Hours in a Library_, Leslie Stephen.
_A Literary History of America_, Barrett Wendell.
_American Literature_, William P. Trent.
_Makers of English Fiction_, W.J. Dawson.
_Leading American Novelists_, J. Erskine.
_Studies and Appreciations_, L.E. Gates.
"An Estimate," _Scribner's Magazine_, 43: 69-84.
"Unknown Quantity in Hawthorne's Personality," _Current Literature_,
42: 517-518.
COLLATERAL READINGS
_Biographical Stories for Children_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
_Mosses from an Old Manse_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
_The Wonder Boot_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
_The Blithedale Romance_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
_Tanglewood Tales_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
_Lady Eleanore's Mantle_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
_The Great Stone Face_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
_The Prophetic Pictures_, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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