Cover of The Blithedale RomancePS1855.A1 1978
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The Blithedale Romance

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Miles Coverdale, a young poet, is planning to join the Blithedale community the following day. He has come from seeing the Veiled Lady, a popular phenomenon and mesmerist. He encounters Mr. Moodie, an elderly man, who mysteriously asks about his plans and if he knows Zenobia, one of the women going to the community. Coverdale heads out on a wintry April day with Silas Foster and his wife. Zenobia enters, and he is struck by her beauty and wildness. She always wears an exotic flower in her hair.

First published 1852222 pages
Category
Literature
Priority
Recommended
Author works
2
Editions known
400
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
813.3 s813.3
Library of Congress (LCC)
PS1855.A1 1978PS1855.A1 1899PZ0003 H318 BlPS1855.A1 1983
Subjects
813/.3American fiction (fictional works by one author)Autobiographical fictionBlithedale romance (Hawthorne, Nathaniel)Classic LiteratureCollective farmsCollective farms -- FictionCollective farms--fictionCollective settlementsCollective settlements--history--sourcesCollective settlements--united states--history--sourcesCommunal living
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ISBN 9798665991771English
DATE DUE
First published1852
StatusREAD

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