| Septimius Felton by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fiction, Classics Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author), Lathrop, George Parsons (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 159818119X ISBN-13: 9781598181197 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Although "Septimius Felton" appeared so much later than "The Marble Faun," it was conceived and, in another form, begun before the Italian romance had presented itself to the author's mind. The legend of a bloody foot leaving its imprint where it passed, which figures so prominently in the following fiction, was brought to Hawthorne's notice on a visit to Smithell's Hall, Lancashire, England. Hawthorne went there by invitation, where the lady of the manor asked him "to write a ghost-story for her house;" and he observes in his notes, "the legend is a good one." He wrote in his English journal: -- "God himself cannot compensate us for being born for any period short of eternity. All the misery endured here constitutes a claim for another life, and still more "all the happiness;" because all true happiness involves something more than the earth owns, and needs something more than a mortal capacity for the enjoyment of it." -- from George Parsons Lathrop's Introduction |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.77 lbs) 140 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel: - "Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic and short story writer. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. He entered Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824 and graduated in 1825. He published his first work in 1828, the novel Fanshawe; he later tried to suppress it, feeling that it was not equal to the standard of his later work. He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children. Much of Hawthorne's writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral metaphors with an anti-Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories and a biography of his college friend Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States." |