... . This began the happiest period of his life. They had five children, and the love and responsibility of family life had a humanizing effect on him; however, he also had the burden of supporting four other persons on the uncertain income of a writer. It wasn't until the publication of his novel The Scarlet Letter in 1850 that Hawthorne became a well-known writer. The next year he published his second great novel, The House of Seven Gables, along with ... a book of stories for children called A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls. (Baym 98) "Nathaniel Hawthorne ... ...

• Word Count: 1751
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... England stories also failed. The collection contained the following short stories: My Kinsman, Major Moulineux, Young Goodman Brown, The Maypole of Merry Mount, The Gray Champion, Legends of the Province House, Howe's Masquerade and Lady Elinore's Mantle. All of them allegories and mixture between dream and reality, surrounded by familiar landscapes to the author. Hawthorne's main two novels are The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, and The House of Seven Gables, published the following year. They became ... an immediate success. When you see the title of this short story "Young Goodma...

• Word Count: 2367
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School