Nathaniel Hawthorne, born on the fourth of July in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, is one of the greatest American writers. He contributed to American literature until his death in May of 1864. Among his literary accomplishments were: The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, and The Blithedale Romance. Hawthorne received his education alongside many great men at Bowdoin College.
In 1821, while attending Bowdoin College, Hawthorne began writing his first literary piece, The Fanshawe. He completed it in 1828 and published it anonymously. Hawthorne graduated from college in 1825