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Hildegarde Hawthorne (1871–1952)

Autor(a) de Romantic rebel: The story of Nathaniel Hawthorne

34+ Works 133 Membros 2 Críticas

About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

(eng) Granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and daughter of Julian Hawthorne; also known as Mrs. John Oskison

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Obras por Hildegarde Hawthorne

Romantic cities of California (1939) 12 exemplares
Williamsburg Old and New (1941) 10 exemplares
Arabian Nights (1928) — Editor — 5 exemplares

Associated Works

100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1997) — Contribuidor — 46 exemplares
Spirits of Christmas (1989) — Contribuidor — 31 exemplares
Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers (2008) — Contribuidor — 19 exemplares
Restless Spirits: Ghost Stories by American Women, 1872-1926 (1996) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares
Shapes That Haunt the Dusk (1891) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Contribuidor, algumas edições5 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Outros nomes
Hawthorne Oskinson, Hildegard
Data de nascimento
1871-09-25
Data de falecimento
1952-12-10
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
New York, New York, USA
Local de falecimento
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Locais de residência
New York, New York, USA
Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
Ocupações
short story writer
novelist
poet
essayist
biographer
Relações
Hawthorne, Nathaniel (grandfather)
Hawthorne, Julian (father)
Nota de desambiguação
Granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and daughter of Julian Hawthorne; also known as Mrs. John Oskison

Membros

Críticas

Written by the granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, this is a story of Jamestown and Williamsburg, from the founding through the neglect and decay on to the preservation and restoration. The author is engaging and manages to find many interesting details to enhance the narrative. She describes people, structures and the forces which moved or affected them. I expected this to be dry, something I would skim for facts then pass on, but I found myself involved in the tale and enjoying it very much. Hawthorne has a light and fanciful touch without becoming precious or maudlin. Some of the mentions of people of other races clash with modern ears, but were not so unusual in the times this book was written, 1941. The illustrations by E. H. Suydam are fine drawings.… (mais)
½
 
Assinalado
MrsLee | Oct 28, 2013 |
A fairly straigtforward account of New York, interesting nowadays because it was publishjed in 1911 and captures New York as it was then.
 
Assinalado
antiquary | May 8, 2011 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
34
Also by
6
Membros
133
Popularidade
#152,660
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
2
ISBN
8
Línguas
1

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