Nathaniel Hawthorne's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Books like The Scarlet Letter

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Books like The House of the Seven Gables

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Books like Twice-Told Tales

Book lists with Nathaniel Hawthorne's books

6 authors created a book list with a book by Nathaniel Hawthorne as one of their picks.

• 17th-century persecution & witchcraft in Salem
• Classic fiction featuring female heroines: stories that transport you into their hearts, minds, and the eras they inhabit
• Early American Gothic not written by Edgar Allan Poe
• With plot twists
• With intelligent, demented characters
• The core desires that guide human behavior

Book lists connected to Nathaniel Hawthorne's books

39 authors created a book list connected to Nathaniel Hawthorne's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• 17th century America
• Quirky heroines
• Everyday life in Village New England
• Christmas and the Holiday Season
• The 1692 “witch” hunts in Salem Village
• To understand Shakespeare and his times

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Topics connected to Nathaniel Hawthorne's books