Written in one of the most productive periods of his career, Hawthorne's Blithedale Romance was published in 1852, a year after The House of the Seven Gables and two years after his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter. With The Blithedale Romance, Hawthorne writes fully in his own time, not haunting his characters with the American past. Drawn from his stay at Brook Farm, a communal experiment in living the pastoral life, the story is an engaging one that touches on many of the issues of his day, from brotherhood to women's rights and socialism. It remains a captivating work about politics, love, the supernatural, and idealism, written with Hawthorne's sharp wit and deep intelligence.

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/01/1998
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.57w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780393317640

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 10.6
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 52119 / Blithedale Romance

About the Author
Turner, Arlin: - "Arlin Turner (b. 1909 - d. 1980 ) was a scholar of American literature and instructor at Southwest Texas State University."