Cover image for True stories from history and biography
Title:
True stories from history and biography
Author:
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
ISBN:
9781775454106
Publication Information:
[Auckland] : Floating Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
General Note:
Chapter VIIIChapter IX.
Contents:
Title; Contents; Preface; The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair; PART I; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; PART II; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; PART III; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII.
Abstract:
Widely regarded as one of the most important literary voices of nineteenth-century America, Nathaniel Hawthorne is best known as the author of such novels as The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. In this collection originally intended for a young-adult audience, Hawthorn ekes instructive moral lessons and fascinating facts from the life stories of prominent figures in history.