The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"The Blithedale Romance" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel published in 1852. Set in a utopian socialist farming commune modeled on Brook Farm, the story follows Miles Coverdale as he observes the clash between lofty communal ideals and messy human realities. Romantic entanglements develop among residents including the enchanting Zenobia, the frail Priscilla, and the reformer Hollingsworth. As friendships fracture and secrets emerge about mysterious pasts, the community's noble experiment spirals toward
tragedy, revealing the limits of idealism when confronted with jealousy, ambition, and unrequited love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Blithedale Romance |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blithedale_Romance |
| Credits | Produced by Michael Pullen and Tom Gannett. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Autobiographical fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Farm life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Massachusetts -- Fiction |
| Subject | Collective farms -- Fiction |
| Subject | Communal living -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2081 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Last Update | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1751 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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