The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2017-07-17

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1788772830

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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Hawthorne includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Hawthorne’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Adopting America
Adopting America

Author: Carol J. Singley

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0199778884

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American literature abounds with orphans who experience adoption or placements that resemble adoption. These stories do more than recount adventures of children living away from home. They tell an American story of family and national identity. In narratives from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century, adoption functions as narrative event and trope that describes the American migratory experience, the impact of Calvinist faith, and the growth of democratic individualism. The roots of literary adoption appear in the discourse of Puritan settlers, who ambivalently took leave of their birth parent country and portrayed themselves as abandoned children. Believing they were chosen children of God, they also prayed for spiritual adoption and emulated God's grace by extending adoption to others. Nineteenth-century adoption literature develops from this notion of adoption as salvation and from simultaneous attachments to the Old World and the New. In domestic fiction of the mid-nineteenth century, adoption also reflects a focus on nurture in childrearing, increased mobility in the nation, and middle-class concerns over immigration and urbanization, assuaged when the orphan finds a proper, loving home. Adoption signals fresh starts and the opportunity for success without genealogical constraints, especially for white males, but inflected by gender and racial biases, it often entails dependency for girls and children of color. A complex signifier of difference, adoption gives voice to sometimes contradictory calls to origins and fresh beginning; to feelings of worthiness and unworthiness. In writings from Cotton Mather to Edith Wharton, it both replicates and offers an alternative to the genealogical norm, evoking ambivalence as it shapes national mythologies.

Delphi Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated)

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2013-11-17

Total Pages: 9482

ISBN-13: 1908909382

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One of the greatest fiction writers of American literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne is the master of the allegorical and symbolic tale. His celebrated novels, including ‘The Scarlet Letter’ and ‘The House of the Seven Gables’, demonstrate his skilful craftsmanship, impressive sense of form and Dark romantic themes. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Hawthorne’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hawthorne’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 9 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes rare short stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as THE SCARLET LETTER are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate short stories you want to read * Includes Hawthorne’s rare non-fiction * Includes Hawthorne’s letters and note books - spend hours exploring the author’s personal writings * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Hawthorne’s contribution to literature, including Henry James’ seminal work HAWTHORNE * Features six biographies - discover Hawthorne’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED – with revised texts and rare short stories Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels FANSHAWE THE SCARLET LETTER THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE THE MARBLE FAUN THE DOLLIVER ROMANCE SEPTIMIUS FELTON DOCTOR GRIMSHAWE’S SECRET THE ANCESTRAL FOOTSTEP The Short Story Collections TWICE-TOLD TALES THE WHOLE HISTORY OF GRANDFATHER’S CHAIR MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE THE SNOW-IMAGE, AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES A WONDER-BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS TANGLEWOOD TALES THE DOLLIVER ROMANCE AND OTHER PIECES BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES MISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN PIERCE OUR OLD HOME CHIEFLY ABOUT WAR MATTERS MISCELLANEOUS PIECES Notebooks and Letters PASSAGES FROM THE AMERICAN NOTE-BOOKS PASSAGES FROM THE ENGLISH NOTE-BOOKS PASSAGES FROM THE FRENCH AND ITALIAN NOTE-BOOKS LOVE LETTERS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE The Criticism HAWTHORNE by Henry James Extract from ‘MY LITERARY PASSIONS’ by William Dean Howells Extract from ‘ESSAYS BEFORE A SONATA’ by Charles Ives Extract from ‘ADVENTURES AMONG BOOKS’ by Andrew Lang Extract from ‘HOURS IN A LIBRARY’ by Leslie Stephen Extract from ‘FOUR AMERICANS’ by Henry A. Beers The Biographies THE LIFE AND GENIUS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE by Frank Preston Stearns HAWTHORNE AND HIS CIRCLE by Julian Hawthorne MEMORIES OF HAWTHORNE by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE by George E. Woodberry A STUDY OF HAWTHORNE by George Parsons Lathrop BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE by George William Curtis Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Historian's Scarlet Letter
The Historian's Scarlet Letter

Author: Melissa McFarland Pennell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-04-12

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13:

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This annotated edition of The Scarlet Letter enhances student and reader comprehension of a standard work studied in literature classes, exploring names, places, objects, and allusions.