Tag Archives: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Celebrating Away From Home
Today is the 4th of July in the States. Even though we live in London, we still try to celebrate all the American holidays. Tonight we’ll lift a glass in a salute to the US. Instead of having one travel … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Cities, American Holidays, American Writers, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Colorado, Concord, Connecticut, Fenway Park, Fort Collins, Fourth of July, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Horsetooth Mountain Park, Jackson Square, Louisa May Alcott, Louisiana, Mark Twain, Massachusetts, Mississippi River, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New Orleans, New York City, Old North Bridge, Salem, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, The House of the Seven Gables, The United States, Walden Pond
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Travel Photo of the Day (April 24)
Each day I walk my dog in the Brompton Cemetery. Many people go there to walk, run, and sit on a bench to read. While on my walk today I was thinking of all the different cemeteries I’ve visited and … Continue reading
Travel Photo of the Day (Jan. 21)
This photo was taking while wandering around on the grounds of The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. This was the home that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write the novel, The House of the Seven Gables. The building … Continue reading
The House of the Seven Gables
Another stop I made while spending the day in Salem was The House of the Seven Gables. Some of you may recognize this name. In 1851 Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote and published a novel with the same title. The house was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Literature, American Writers, Architecture, Caroline Emmerton, Clifford Pyncheon, Gables, Hepzibah Pyncheon, John Turner, John Turner III, Joseph Everett Chandler, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Salem, Samuel Ingersoll, Susanna Ingersoll, The House of the Seven Gables
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
The next stop in Concord, Massachusetts was the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, dedicated in 1855. This cemetery has several famous authors buried here, including Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau. This is also the burial site … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Literature, Cemeteries, Civil War, Concord, Daniel Chester French, Henry David Thoreau, Lincoln Memorial, Louisa May Alcott, Massachusetts, Melvin Memorial, Minute Man Statue, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Transcendentalism
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Up next: Treasure Island
After finishing my second Nathaniel Hawthorne book I decided I needed a break from “serious” literature. Also, I think I mentioned previously that I love pirates. So I decided that my next book from the list will be Treasure Island. … Continue reading
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Tagged Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pirates, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rum, Treasure Island
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Finally I finished it
Whew…I finally finished The Scarlet Letter. And it never picked up for me. I kept thinking of a comment I heard during a talk by Mary Higgins Clark, the suspense novelist, about 20 years ago. Clark was laughing about a … Continue reading
I want more!
When I started reading The House of the Seven Gables I was shocked that I actually liked the book. The story gripped me and the writing was beautiful. And I expected the same outcome for The Scarlet Letter. However, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Adultery, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sex, The House of the Seven Gables, The Scarlet Letter
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50 Year Project 