| The Blithedale Romance Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author), Updike, John (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375757201 ISBN-13: 9780375757204 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch) OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: The Blithedale Romance, considered one of Hawthorne's major novels, explores the limitations of human nature set against an experiment in communal living. From mesmerism to illicit love, The Blithedale Romance represents one of Hawthorne's best and most sharply etched works, one that Henry James called his "brightest" and "liveliest" novel, and that Roy Male, acclaimed Americanist scholar, said is "one of the most underrated works in American fiction." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is set from the definitive Ohio State University Press Centenary edition of the novel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001030081 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.19" W x 8" (0.62 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52119 Reading Level: 10.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Blithedale Romance, considered one of Hawthorne's major novels, explores the limitations of human nature set against an experiment in communal living. From mesmerism to illicit love, The Blithedale Romance represents one of Hawthorne's best and most sharply etched works, one that Henry James called his "brightest" and "liveliest" novel, and that Roy Male, acclaimed Americanist scholar, said is "one of the most underrated works in American fiction." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is set from the definitive Ohio State University Press Centenary edition of the novel. |