Definition of hawthorne in English English dictionary
A topographic or habitational surname for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name
An English and Scottish topographic or habitational surname for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name
American writer whose novels, such as The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851), and short stories, including "Young Goodman Brown" (1835), are marked by elegant prose and moralistic and spiritual themes
{i} family name; Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American author and short story writer; city in California and in New Jersey (USA)
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
a US writer of novels and short stories, whose most famous novels are The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. His books are mainly concerned with subjects such as sin (=doing wrong) and punishment (1806-64). born July 4, 1804, Salem, Mass., U.S. died May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H. U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Descended from Puritans, he was imbued with a deep moral earnestness. After producing several unexceptional works, he wrote some of his greatest tales, including "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (1832), "Roger Malvin's Burial" (1832), and "Young Goodman Brown" (1835). His story collections include Twice-Told Tales (1837), Mosses from an Old Manse (1846), and The Snow-Image (1851). He is best known for the novels The Scarlet Letter (1850), a story of adultery set in colonial New England considered to be one of the best American novels, and The House of the Seven Gables (1851), the story of a family that lives under a curse for generations. His later works include The Blithedale Romance (1852) and The Marble Faun (1860). A skilled literary craftsman and a master of allegory and symbolism, he ranks among the greatest American fiction writers