The House of the Seven Gables | What Do I Read Next?

One of Hawthorne’s best-known and respected novels is The Scarlet Letter (1850).

Hawthorne self-published his first novel Fanshawe in 1828.

Following the publication of The House of the Seven Gables, Hawthorne completed two additional novels: The Blithedale Romance (1852) and The Marble Faun (1860).

Herman Melville and Hawthorne shared a brief friendship from 1850 until 1856. The two reviewed each other’s work publicly and even after Hawthorne’s death, Melville continued to read and annotate Hawthorne’s work. Melville’s...

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