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Blithedale Romance

by HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel

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About This Item

London: Chapman & Hall, 1854. Bound in 1/2 brown leather over decorative boards, Bound with The Falcon Famiy by Marmion Savage by Chapman & Hall in 1845. Previous owner's (W.T.R. Powell's) neat bookplate to front pastedown. Tight, clean copy -- a light bit of scuffing to leather. Has a faint D51 on the bottom of the spine.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Synopsis

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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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
59006419
Title
Blithedale Romance
Author
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Second Edition
Publisher
Chapman & Hall
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1854
Keywords
Literature
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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