![]() The family was left with meager financial support and moved in with Elizabeth’s wealthy brothers. His father, a sea captain, died in 1808 of yellow fever while at sea. Hawthorne was the only son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Clark Hathorne (Manning). Hawthorne later added a “w” to his name to distance himself from this side of the family. William’s son, John Hathorne, was one of three judges during the Salem Witch Trials in the 1690s. An early ancestor, William Hathorne, first emigrated from England to America in 1630 and settled in Salem, Massachusetts, where he became a judge known for his harsh sentencing. Early Lifeīorn on July 4, 1804, in Salem Massachusetts, Hawthorne’s life was steeped in the Puritan legacy. ![]() His use of allegory and symbolism make Hawthorne one of the most studied writers. ![]() He is best known for his novels The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851). His short stories include "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (1832), "Roger Malvin's Burial" (1832), "Young Goodman Brown" (1835) and the collection Twice-Told Tales. Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American short story writer and novelist. ![]()
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