Monday, May 19, 2008

Nathaniel Hawthorne died today – 144 years ago

Author (of “The Scarlet Letter” and “The House of the Seven Gables”) Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. He said, “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." [And running around, chasing it, can wear one out.]... Mr. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864 in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

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Unknown said...

For more on Hawthorne and the House of the Seven Gables, see my blog