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The Blithedale Romance
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The Blithedale Romance Hardcover - 2017

by Nathaniel Hawthorne


About this book

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 possibilities and multiple personal betrayals as he explores the contrasts between what his characters espouse and what they actually experience in an 'ideal' community. A theme of unrealized sexual possibilities serves as a counterpoint to the other failures at Blithedale: class and sex distinctions are not eradicated, and communal work on the farm proves personally unrewarding and economically disastrous. Based in part on Hawthorne's own experiences at Brook Farm, an experimental socialist community, The Blithedale Romance is especially timely in light of renewed interest in self-sufficient and other cooperative societies.


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First Edition Identification

Ticknor, Reed and Fields published a First Printing, First Edition in Coston, 1852. The hardcover is bound in brown cloth, blind stamped boards, and gilt lettering on the spine.


Chapman and Hall published a First Edition in London, 1852. The hardcover is bound in brown cloth, stamped blind and lettered in gilt. 


Details

  • Title The Blithedale Romance
  • Author Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 228
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pinnacle Press
  • Date 2017-05
  • ISBN 9781374816503 / 1374816507
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.42 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC