Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Nathanial Hawthorne





"Handsome, reserved, almost frighteningly aloof until he was approached, then playful, cordial, Nathaniel Hawthorne was as mercurial and double0edged as his writing. 'Deep as Dante' Melville said" -- Brenda Wineapple, in "Hawthorne, a life"
And given the chance, I so would have.........
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3 comments:

  1. jasonFebruary 25, 2009 at 1:11 AM

    get in line, Hester.

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  2. NormaFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    I second that! Fight you for him...?

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  3. ilduceFebruary 25, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    Smoldering looks, moody diatribes AND an original colonial mansion in Salem, fully loaded. Get ready to smack down!

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