Lesson on why Aylmer, the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Birthmark," undertakes his fatal experiment. Lesson contents contain literary text, strategies for analysis, and vocabulary.

Portal to full text short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes "The Great Stone Face," "The Artist of the Beautiful," and others.

Nathaniel Hawthorne is featured in this brief biography highlighting his Puritan family background which inspired his thought provoking writings of the nineteenth century. Click on "Nathaniel Hawthorne Activities" for related resources.

This lesson focuses on the short story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It features links to the article "The Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 and 'Young Goodman Brown'" and the PDF text for the short story. It also defines...

This lesson focuses on Nathaniel Hawthorne and his short story "The Minister's Black Veil." It features background information about Hawthorne and the short story, reading questions, the five stages of grief, a link to the text, and a...

This collection uses primary sources to explore The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

What do you know about the life and work of Nathaniel Hawthorne? Use this comprehensive list of links to learn more about this famous author.

Brief biography of famous American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, including personal history and background of important works.

Classroom issues and strategies are surveyed for teaching high school students the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes bibliography.

The complete texts of several of Hawthorne's works are available here, including "The Snow Image," "The Blithedale Romance," "The Marble Faun," and "The House of the Seven Gables." The texts can be read online or downloaded by individual...

This site features the author Nathaniel Hawthorne including a biography, the full text four novels including The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables, and 43 short stories including "The Birthmark" and "Rappaccini's Daughter".

This is the text of the short story "The Ambitious Guest" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a story of a young man who wishes for fame that will last long after he is gone; he wishes "not to be forgotten in the grave."

This is the text of the short story "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a story about the cost of perfection.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1892). This illustrated book features six classical myths written for children to understand.

This site features the full text of the short story "The Artist of the Beautiful" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Use the text excerpt and video "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism.

This is an online study guide/notes for the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This is the complete text of the novel The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This is the complete text of the short story "David Swan" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1851, one work is The House of Seven Gables. This Gothic fictional work was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1853, one publication is "The Dragon's Teeth." This story was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published 1844, one publication is "Drowne's Wooden Image." This story was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Bibliomania entry for Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) includes information about his childhood, education, years in Salem, correspondence with Longfellow, time at Brook Farm, and his major works. Describes his contribution to American...

Primary source material from Nathaniel Hawthorne's, My Kinsman, Major Molineux, 1831. With questions for discussion.