| The Blithedale Romance Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1483705536 ISBN-13: 9781483705538 Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - New England - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| 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 is Nathaniel Hawthorne's third major romance and "the lightest, the brightest, the liveliest" of Hawthorne's "unhumorous fictions." It takes place in the utopian community of Blithedale where Miles Coverdale embarks on a quest for the betterment of the world through the agrarian lifestyle and is based on Hawthorne's recollections of Brook Farm, a short-lived agricultural and educational commune where Hawthorne lived Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist writing centers on New England, many featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration and centering on the inherent evil and sin of humanity. |