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He was appointed surveyor of Salem's custom house in 1846; he lost the gig 3 years later, but things worked out |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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THE LIFE OF A NOVELIST |
2015-07-09 |
#7109 |
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This author, a native of Salem, Mass., wrote about witchcraft in the Salem area in 1835's "Young Goodman Brown" |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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NOVELISTS |
2003-07-17 |
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This 19th century New Englander later tried to destroy all the copies of his anonymous first novel, "Fanshawe" |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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FIRST NOVELS |
2001-02-22 |
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In the introduction to "The Scarlet Letter", he wrote of his experiences as a customs official |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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AMERICAN NOVELISTS |
2000-10-13 |
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In 1846 he was appointed surveyor of customs in his native Salem, Massachusetts |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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AMERICAN NOVELISTS |
1993-01-29 |
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