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The Blithedale Romance

by Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1852

Classics · ranked #129 in category

A superb depiction of a utopian community that cannot survive the individual passions of its members. In language that is suggestive and often erotic, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells a tale of failed possib

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The verdict

Category
Classics
First published
1852 · 1850s
Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Standing
Recommended

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