... majority of his time reading in his room, which prompted the development of his extreme interest in books and exceedingly shy personality ("Nathaniel Hawthorne"). In 1821, Hawthorne began attending Bowdoin College (funded by his uncle); however, he did not hold much interest in traditional schooling and focused primarily on ... and developing his voice as an author ("Hawthorne, Nathaniel"). In 1828, he published his first novel Fanshawe, which gained minimal publicity. Embarrassed by his failure, Hawthorne continued to write many short stories, several of which were published in newspape...

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