... his graduation from college. William Hathorne was a rebel against Charles II and a speaker in the House of Delegates. One of William's sons, John, was one of the three infamous judges in the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692. Further down the family tree comes a person by the name of Nathaniel Hathorne, who was a man of the sea. In 1801 he married Elizabeth Clarke and bore three children, Elizabeth Manning in 1802, ... very limited royalties. But the book left the door wide open for him to write other literature as well. Hawthorne's book wasn't appreciated by all though. Many criticized th...

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