Nathanial Hawthorne

July 4th, 2004 marked the 200th birth anniversary of renowned American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. A new biography, "Hawthorne in Concord," focuses exclusively on the time the author spent in Concord, MA.

WBUR Online Arts critic Bill Marx met the book's author, Phillip McFarland to talk about the new biography and visit some of the places that were significant in Hawthorne's life.
Listen to the interview with author Phillip McFarland.
Also, listen to the Connection show on Hawthorne's 200th birthday.

PHOTO TOUR OF HAWTHORNE'S HOMES AND BURIAL SITE

A Skeptic Hero
Nathaniel Hawthorne is a writer whose work has never been neglected. Unlike Edgar Allan Poe or Herman Melville, each rediscovered as the result of a crusade, Hawthorne has never needed to be promoted nor defended. He has always been central to American literature, particularly today, at a time of war. But why?
READ BILL MARX'S COLUMN

HAWTHORNE APPRECIATIONS In what ways do Nathaniel Hawthorne's stories and novels resonate today? WBUR Online Arts invited scholars from around New England to send us short appreciations of Hawthorne. READ THEIR APPRECIATIONS

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