prettysadiereed
onlyfans
Today in history: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ..
🕑 Added 2025-03-16 11:01:01 +0000 UTCToday in history: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published in 1850. I spent a lot of time traipsing around Boston in my formative years so it’s an area I could go on and on about.
While I’m sure you probably have some vague memory of the book from high school required reading, Hawthorne is a really interesting character.
He was born in Salem (which is a town with a similar quirkiness and hauntedness as New Orleans) and as an adult, he lived in a famous home called The Old Manse, which was built by the grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson (that guy who is credited with the Transcendentalism movement).
Years later, he bought the historic home, The Wayside, owned by the Alcott’s (Louisa May Alcott, who wrote Little Women). The home was part of The Undergrouhd Raiload in its early years and after Hawthorne passed, the next owners hand painted frescos in honor of him on one of the skylights. It’s pretty neat.
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a lot, with a focus on dark romanticism. The year after The Scarlet Letter he published The House of Seven Gables, based on the actual House of Seven Gables. Which is both a cool book and a cool house. I’ve been a few times and every time I’m blown away by the secret twists and turns of the house.
If you got this far know that if you’re ever in the mood for classic American lit, those are some good recommendations. And if you’re ever in Boston you can go visit each of these houses which are restored to what it looked like back then. A very cool way to spend a few days if you dig colonial American history ♥️
