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Nathaniel Hawthorne Episodes

Known best for his story The Scarlet Letter, take a dive into some of his other outstanding writings.
March 19, 2025

MY KINSMAN,MAJOR MOLINEUX by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

A young man from the country travels to Boston (during the days when the British soldiers were housed there) seeking his relative Major Molineux, who had promised the young man a chance to rise up in the world should he ever travel there after his...

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Sept. 25, 2024

RAPPACINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 2) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

Giovanni enters the garden for the first time and soon Beatrice joins him. The two find they have much in common- but there is a lingering fear on the part of Giovanni regarding her poisonous apsect, a fear which become worse after Giovanni is warned...

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Sept. 18, 2024

RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER (PT 1) by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

You'll find suspense, horror, and brilliantly crafted storyline in this classic Hawthorne short story about a young man who cmonmes to Padua Italy to study and finds himself in love with a young beauty whose life has been compromised by an evil...

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Aug. 21, 2024

OLD TICONDEROGA by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

New Englander writer Nathaniel Hawthorne visits the remains of Fort Ticonderoga, which played an important part in the French-Indian and Revolutionary wars as first the French battled the English for possession of the valuable waterways and later the...

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Feb. 26, 2023

DAVID SWAN by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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July 13, 2020

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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