Novelist. Born in Salem, Massachusetts. His ancestor was John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. Nathaniel added a 'w' to his name to disguise this relationship. His best known works include 'The Scarlet Letter' and 'The House of the Seven Gables'. Died in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804 - 1864, American author, stayed here in 1856. L.C.C.
Author and poet. Born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts, he added Allan to his name in honour of the family who took him in after his father absconded and his mother died. Â Lived in London from 18...
Author. Born in Wapping. He worked in the civil service before taking up writing. Wrote mainly collections of short stories. One of them, 'The Lady of the Barge', included his best known work, 'The...
Artist, author, cleric and schoolmaster. He was a sketcher and collector of prints, and worked as a curate, before becoming a master, and then headmaster at Cheam School. In 1768 he published 'Ess...
Novelist and poet.  Born Yorkshire, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters.  Novels include: Jane Eyre, Shirley.  To avoid gender prejudice she and her sisters, Emily and Anne published first under...
German poet and essayist. Born Dusseldorf. Died Paris.
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